NOS in a boat
 

does anyone have any experience wiht a NOS system in a boat. i seems like alot of bang for the buck and am considerin it for a 509 bored to 555 with about 640 horse and 670 torque. i am lookin at around a 250 hp system, anything to look for? wut about safety?

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It's not popular in boats cuase you would have to run alot more prop to see the benefits of it, but you would never get out of the whole with it.

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keyword here is "bang" :D:D

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Nitrous works great, if you don't go crazy. However, it's expensive and doesn't last long. I just like the novelty of it. I gain a solid 5 MPH (79-84 MPH) with an NOS Sniper kit set at 125 HP on a SBC with 500 HP.

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Plum crazy,

Nice boat, I know who you bought that boat from. What an excellent boat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I had a Talon 22' tunnel hull with twin Mercury High Performance outboards. They were carburated and rated at 245HP a piece. Went with a nitrous kit from Hydrodynamics. I sent them the manifolds and they plumbed them with the spray bars and I used a remote fuel cell for alcohol as the enrichment fuel with dedicated electric fuel pumps. Added 110HP per engine (710HP total).

Had the boat 8 years (the last four years with nitrous) and never had a nitrous related engine failure. Invest in pyrometers (exhaust gas temperature gauges) and keep an eye on fuel pressure. This boat was a BLAST. 40 to 80mph in less than 3 seconds on the bottle. Topped out at 110mph turning 28" clevers. I ran the smaller props for acceleration and handling.

Pre-daughter - the wife loved speed. Post-daughter - the mom said bye-bye Talon.... :rolleyes:

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Had NOS on a 20' Checkmate with a SBC, loved it at the time, hit the button and away you went.....for about a minute and $60. The next boat I supercharged, best investment I ever made, that supercharger never ran out!