You are a braver man than I.  Ever see an engine blow when the NO2 regulator
does not work right?

I wonder how that will effect head gasket life?

But I have to say that I am drooling at the idea of 142HP!

Todd
'88 westy

"Robert A. Alexander" wrote:

> John - Per your instructions, I tried using a simple welding regulator
> on my NO2 cylinder to drop the pressure to 40psi coupled into the
> connector I have on the throttle body on my 2.1L.  At R&D Engines, in
> Rossville, GA, it DOES increase rear-wheel HP on their dyno from 82hp up
> to 142hp.  On the road, where I notice the greatest difference is is
> hill-climbing, which was my main concern.  I can tell you that the temp
> gauge climbs about an 1/8 inch going up our local mountain's 1.2 mile 6%
> grade at 75mph, where I struggled to make 55mph (in THIRD gear) before!
>
> Appreciate the suggestion.  I just can't see the advantage in spending
> $500+ for the commercially available NO2 systems.  This NO2 injection
> business might just be an attractive alternative to all this talk of
> engine swapping!
>
> BOB - WA4RRN
> '85GL - "Bourgeois"
> http://www.8LCadillac/Vanagon.com