Does anyone know if Nitrous voids the new car warranty? I would think it has to, if it does, could you just remove all contents or would if be that obvious to the dealer that you had it in? Or does it just depend on who is doing the work and which mechanic at the dealership is looking at your car and what work you are having done.
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RSX Type-S
AEM CAI
Greddy Evolution
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Does anyone know if Nitrous voids the new car warranty? I would think it has to, if it does, could you just remove all contents or would if be that obvious to the dealer that you had it in? Or does it just depend on who is doing the work and which mechanic at the dealership is looking at your car and what work you are having done.
Thanks
RSX Type-S
AEM CAI
Greddy Evolution
more to come...
Does anyone know if Nitrous voids the new car warranty? I would think it has to, if it does, could you just remove all contents or would if be that obvious to the dealer that you had it in? Or does it just depend on who is doing the work and which mechanic at the dealership is looking at your car and what work you are having done.
Thanks
RSX Type-S
AEM CAI
Greddy Evolution
more to come...
OK...I know that was a stupid question...Oh well. Anyway, I was told to give the car a couple thousand miles before using NOS. I have about 1500 now. Is this true I should wait alittle bit, just to be on the safe side. I did baby the car for the first 800 miles.
look, i am not real sure why you are wanting to put nitrous on a brand new car, but its your choice and we are here to help. if i were you, i would wait for at least 5 or 6 thousand miles because that seems to be where the car fully breaks in. this way, you minimize any possible damage to the engine before it is broken in. also, be sure you get a complete kit desgined for the car and that you have professional, or someone who has nitrous experience, install and tune the system. this will also prolong the life of the engine. notice i said prolong, because once the first spray hits the motor, its life is getting drastically shorter by the second
OK...I know that was a stupid question...Oh well. Anyway, I was told to give the car a couple thousand miles before using NOS. I have about 1500 now. Is this true I should wait alittle bit, just to be on the safe side. I did baby the car for the first 800 miles.
They are telling you to let the rings seat properly to allow the them to seal with the hatch markings in the cylinder wall, and this also allows for "some" friction to occur so the new parts can sort of "find their grove" together. Stay away from mobile 1 oil until the engine is fully broken in, like a few thousand miles later, and then begin to tinker with your car.
But, one bad shot of nitrous and it's bye bye $25K car...
I am real new to this so please bare with me...I am shying away from nitrous because of the risks, but how is a turbo charger alot safer if they both are increasing horespower drastically. I know turbos push colder air to increase power, but are turbos that much safer.
Also, I have seen two different turbos, one by HKS and one by Greddy in different mags. Which one is a better namebrand for turbos. I am going to wait till I get peoples opinions once they are released.
One more quesion really off the subject, Does anyone know if Honda is going to make a subcompany like TRD is for toyota.
I am real new to this so please bare with me...I am shying away from nitrous because of the risks, but how is a turbo charger alot safer if they both are increasing horespower drastically. I know turbos push colder air to increase power, but are turbos that much safer.
Also, I have seen two different turbos, one by HKS and one by Greddy in different mags. Which one is a better namebrand for turbos. I am going to wait till I get peoples opinions once they are released.
One more quesion really off the subject, Does anyone know if Honda is going to make a subcompany like TRD is for toyota.
1) turbo's dont push colder air, they reroute unspent gases from the exhaust end into the intake manifold. turbo's by no means are that much safer. u use n2o improperly, ull blow the motor, u use a turbo improperly, u'll blow the motor. i'd even venture to say more people blow their motor's bc of an improperly set-up aftermarket turbo kit than an improperly set-up n2o kit. correct me if i'm wrong.
2) name brand has little to do with what kit is better. u have to look at what turbo is in the kit, what kind of air/fuel remedies are addresses with the kit, and the quality of the products. both of the aforementioned companies have excellent reputations, but im curious how they'll address the air/fuel delivery issue.
3) Honda does have sub-companies similar to TRD, although not directly subsidized (correct me if i'm wrong). Mugen, Spoon, Comptech.
BigBuyer: That was a very helpful. See everyone these WRX guys arn't so bad after all. I was considering nitrous I think I will wait tel I have alteast 10,000 miles
I'm going to cut you some slack, it was an honest question. But if you ever blowup your car running nitrous, please take a picture of the mechanics face at acura when you ask him if you will be covered for running juice, I think the look on his face would be priceless. In other words , yes, you will without question void your warrenty.
1) turbo's dont push colder air, they reroute unspent gases from the exhaust end into the intake manifold.
I thought the exhaust gasses were rerouted to the the turbo to spin the propeller (is this the correct term) fast enough to create boost, but the actual charge air that goes into the intake manifold is still from the outside atmosphere.
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I thought the exhaust gasses were rerouted to the the turbo to spin the propeller (is this the correct term) fast enough to create boost, but the actual charge air that goes into the intake manifold is still from the outside atmosphere.
1) turbo's dont push colder air, they reroute unspent gases from the exhaust end into the intake manifold.
I thought the exhaust gasses were rerouted to the the turbo to spin the propeller (is this the correct term) fast enough to create boost, but the actual charge air that goes into the intake manifold is still from the outside atmosphere.
1) turbo's dont push colder air, they reroute unspent gases from the exhaust end into the intake manifold.
I thought the exhaust gasses were rerouted to the the turbo to spin the propeller (is this the correct term) fast enough to create boost, but the actual charge air that goes into the intake manifold is still from the outside atmosphere.
yup! but the correct term for ya is "turbine"
can everyone say "t-u-r-b-i-n-e"? yes!! :thumbsup:
or you just say the propeller thingy if ya want..hehe its just a propeller with lots of blades...
If you were to blow your engine, and you used n20 on that engine, yes they would be able to tell, yes it would void your warranty. You can look at a set of pistons and tell the difference from an engine that has been burning gas, and one that has been burning gas with a little laughing gas in the mix. It doesn't matter if you "hide it right", if you run it properly, etc. The marks will be left on the engine, it might not harm the engine for the most part, but it will be visible if they pop that baby open, which they most likely would if you blew the engine. I want to go with the n20, but can't afford to void the warranty on my whole engine. I can afford to void the I/H/E on mine. Who knows, but if you can't afford to pay for it if ya break it, you might want to think twice about it.
You can look at a set of pistons and tell the difference from an engine that has been burning gas, and one that has been burning gas with a little laughing gas in the mix.
Someone could be unfortunate enough to mis-shift and blow the motor. I've seen some pistons pulled where you could look at them and tell nitrous was used, although the system was running perfect. (Note: Pistons were pulled to raise the compression with some newer higher comp pistons, not on my car though, heh). I do have a question though, if you go with the Venom 1000 setup, since this is a dry kit, where do you actually place the foggers? The intake pipe, intake manifold or what? I'm sorry I'm not very familiar with nitrous, but I was there to witness that Piston change in the above stated event, and was shown and told what the marks on the pistons were from , from a trusted source.
I do have a question though, if you go with the Venom 1000 setup, since this is a dry kit, where do you actually place the foggers? The intake pipe, intake manifold or what?
I've done quite a few nitrous setups (none on the RSX as of yet) on many different cars, and when set up correctly and used correctly, it won't leave any residue and/or marks on the pistons to show that nitrous has ever been used. It's all in the setup. :thumbsup:
Sweet, you might have turned me to the dark-side!... bwahaha... err umm. So one more question, if you were to say only use it once a week, if that. How much engine life would be shortened off the engine if any, with a 50 or 75(doubt it, but if it seems safe after a while, an upgrade may be deemed as a good thing) dry shot with the Venom 1000 kit(only dry kit I know of that has been proven safe on the RSX?) properly setup and used of course.
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