Boss Noss - Nitrous 101

Horsepower is made by burning fuel.

To increase horsepower, you must increase the amount of fuel being burned. In order to burn fuel, you need air (or more specifically, the oxygen that is in air). Therefore, to burn more fuel, you need to have more air.

Modifying a motor to add small horsepower gains has been done by changing compression ratios, exhaust systems, and carburetion/intake size. These modifications work because they allow for small increases in the amount of air and fuel inducted in a motor. They also have a potential to move the horsepower to different locations on the power curve.

For those looking for big horsepower gains, however, adding larger amounts of oxygen into a motor is required. The different methods of increasing air flow to your motor are discussed on the following page.

Harness the Power

The motor in your motorcycle, ATV or snowmobile has a potential to create a certain amount of horsepower. This potential is different for every motor and is determined by the size and strength of engine components, such as cranks and pistons. The stronger and bigger the components, the higher the potential for horsepower. Your motor was engineered and calibrated to create a certain amount of horsepower based on the performance desired by vehicle manufacturers. This horsepower limit is usually significantly less than the motor's potential that is safely allowed by the size and strength of its components. This untapped power can be harnessed by several different methods, including the use of nitrous oxide.

The chart above is a sample illustration of how a majority of stock motors provide a healthy amount of room to create more horsepower safely. The green area represents when the motor is being taxed at the rate allowed for by the size and strength of engine components. The red area represents probable motor failure. Of course each motor is different and the window of opportunity differs from machine to machine, but odds are your own motor has the capacity to give you an even more thrilling riding experience.

No doubt you've heard of Nitrous Oxide before. If you've been to the dentist, then you're probably familiar with Nitrous Oxide in its "laughing gas" form. Nitrous Oxide in its automotive form has been used for decades by motor heads everywhere in an attempt to increase horsepower and performance. Before talking about why our system is the best on the planet, we feel its important to clear the air about what Nitrous Oxide really is.

What Nitrous Oxide is:

Nitrous oxide (N20) is a non-flammable, non-explosive condensed form of air. It is an oxidizing element, which is a chemical compound that readily transfers oxygen. It is stored as a liquid but turns to a gas when introduced into the atmosphere. When injected into a motor, nitrous oxide expands and splits into both nitrogen and oxygen molecules. The oxygen released is a denser concentration of oxygen (33%) than can be found in the normal air around us (21%). This extra oxygen allows for more fuel to be burned, thus increasing horsepower.

The amount of liquid nitrous in a bottle does NOT dictate the amount of pressure. One way to illustrate this point is by shaking a bottle of a carbonated beverage. If you shake it when the bottle is full and open the lid, the contents will burst out However, the exact same thing happens if the bottle is half empty when it is shaken. Because N20 expands and contracts according to heat and cold, it is the temperature that dictates the pressure. When the bottle it is hot, the pressure is high. When it is cold, the pressure is low.		N₂O Quick Facts OXIDIZER - Releases oxygen during combustion. NON FLAMMABLE NON EXPLOSIVE. NITROUS PRESSURE IS DICTATED BY TEMPERATURE NITROUS CONTAINS 33% OXYGEN vs. ONLY 21% IN ATMOSPHERIC AIR INEXPENSIVE - Fill up your bottle for about $10 EASY TO BUY - Nitrous Oxide is sold by power sports dealers, speed shops and welding supply shops
Put side by side, the pressure of the nitrous oxide in these bottles would be the same, even though one bottle has less nitrous. As long as the temperatures of these bottles remains the same, their pressures will always be equal.
The BOSS NOSS nitrous pressure regulator does the previously unthinkable: deliver a constant flow of regulated nitrous from bottle to motor at any temperature or pressure. This regulation is done automatically, without the use of bottle heaters, water manometers and purging systems. It doesn't matter if you're snowmobiling in the Arctic or climbing sand hills in the dead of summer, BOSS NOSS uses advanced, new, patented technology to deliver 100% regulated performance. No one else can do what BOSS NOSS does - that's why its Nitrous Reinvented.

WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO ADD EXTRA HORSEPOWER?

Harness The Power

As the chart above shows, BOSS NOSS Advanced Nitrous Oxide Systems is the safest and easiest way to create the extra horsepower your motor was designed for. With the regulated performance of BOSS NOSS, you can gain an instant power increase on demand at a predetermined level that is within the safe design capabilities of your motor. In addition, because BOSS NOSS only increases Horsepower when you activate the system, you will not decrease the life of your motor. You can't get that kind of control with the "always-on" design of turbos, superchargers or big bore kits.

Old School Technology

PRESSURE vs. TEMPERATURE
Bottle Temperature (Fahrenheit)	Pressure to Motor (PSI)
10°	335
20°	387
30°	460
40°	520
50°	590
60°	675
70°	760
80°	865
97°	1070
109°	1150
• *Optimal Pressure*

Old school nitrous systems have a small window of opportunity for an effective burst of nitrous.
To reach the optimal bottle pressure, old school nitrous technology requires heating your bottle using costly aparatus such as:

- Risky propane torches

- Heating Elements

- Bottle Blankets

Bottle heating is ineffective because as soon as the button is pushed, a chemical reaction causes the pressure in the bottle to drop drastically with each passing second.
Because the nitrous bottle chills so quickly upon activation, It can take upwards of 18-20 minutes to bring the bottle back to the optimal pressure. Old school nitrous technology can leave you high and dry for most your ride and can make you miss exhilerating opportunities.
With old school nitrous, you can only hold your button down for 5-8 seconds because of dropping pressures.

Boss Noss Technology

PRESSURE vs. TEMPERATURE
Bottle Temperature (Fahrenheit)	Pressure to Motor (PSI)
10°	300
20°	300
30°	300
40°	300
50°	300
60°	300
70°	300
80°	300
97°	300
109°	300
• *Optimal Pressure*

BOSS NOSS offers a window of opportunity that is always open.
BOSS NOSS is always at the optimal bottle pressure without the use of bottle heaters.
With BOSS NOSS pressure regulation, air/fuel balancing has become perfected.
BOSS NOSS is always ready and waiting. No delays between nitrous bursts.
Because BOSS NOSS is regulated from start to finish, you can hold down your nitrous button for as long as you want.

Proven Power:
BOSS NOSS is a proven way to add extra horsepower to your motorcycle, ATV or snowmobile. We put a fully stock Harley Davidson Dyna on a motorcycle dynamometer to illustrate the consistent, regulated performance of BOSS NOSS. The graph below shows several different advantages to BOSS NOSS over other performance products.

35 Horsepower increase * - Proven power with the push of a button.
- Without BOSS NOSS: 65.63 HP
- With BOSS NOSS: 100.95 HP
Consistent Horsepower Boost - From the time the button is pushed to the time it is released, the difference between runs with and without BOSS NOSS remains the same. That is regulated performance at its best.
Smooth Performance - Using BOSS NOSS is a natural way to increase power. This dynamometer graph shows how smoothly BOSS NOSS creates power. No jolting bursts. No varying results. Just 100% regulated, raw horsepower. * The HP increase can be higher or lower depending on the application

What Nitrous Oxide is:

N2O Quick Facts

Old School Technology

Boss Noss Technology

N₂O Quick Facts