I dont know if this fits on this forum but it is for a 1995 dodge ram with a 360 carbureted motor. I have never used nitrous but my dad has LoL. So he tells me itll put a lot of stress on everything especially the piston rings and the motor wont last long. Is this true? The motor is definity built for it except for the bore. Ive always heard you have to bore a little more than the piston size youre using for nitrous. Is that true? so will the motor last? and would i need to bore the cylinder out past the piston size?

 

It is a possibility he is just messing with me so i dont use nitrous

 

Also this 360 is not a magnum!

 

A lot depends on how much of a nitrous shot you want to give it. Keep it reasonable, say, under 50 horsepower, and yeah, if the motor is in good condition, it should survive that, with a properly set up system. Go over that though, and it becomes questionable. 150 shot, and you might get three of four runs out of it before it blows up..... I'm not really a fan of ntirous on street driven vehicle though. If you want more power, your engine is already computer free, I should think, cam, head work, good intake, and exhaust, and you can build some good power. Not enough? Supercharge it.... NOTHING wakes up a motor like forced induction.

 

it already has all the bells and wistles. Just need a turbo, supercharger or nitrous unsure what to go with. Superchargers are too expensive for the build, nitrous ruins the motor and turbos are a lot of fabrication sometimes. turbo would be the easiest route definitely but all these are hard to me because ive never dealt with any of them. Ive messed around with a few turbo cars but never installed one.

 

Too tight of a ring gap is bad for the boosted engine, whether it's nitrous or turbo/blower.

 

How do i know what the ring gap should be for a turbo setup?

 

Nitrous is like a drug. Its cheap and provides plenty of power, but can be quite addictive since everyone wants to go faster and faster. If you keep down the amount of nitrous that you feed to a stock motor, it will typically do just fine as long as the motor is in decent condition to start with.

 

Look for ring gap chart from the interwebs. Here's the first I found: https://images.app.goo.gl/zRTi1cW4UCdkrCpX7

 

Okay thank you all for the info. Once i get the all motor going who knows it may surprise me with its power all motor. But more than likely going turbo once i get disappointed lol