What's the deal with the mini nitrous kits on ebay?

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Nitro...QQcmdZViewItem
I know ebay links suck, but I need to show what i'm talking about! Seems like it's set up to use a single shot canister, much like CO2 canisters used with paintball guns. Honestly, it seems pretty straight! A small shot of nitrous, limited by the supply of gas in the tank. You can't possibly overspray! And the price is too good to be true...

So, is it too good to be true? I'm not all that knowledgable about nitrous, so if there's a major flaw here, I'm missing it.

[zoomspeed05]

seems like a scam man i wouldn't do it......

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Nitro...temZ7999635125

That one is a bit more expensive, but looks to be better quality... the guy ONLY sells those kits, and has all positive feedback. The one complaint he got, he offered a refund.

[90CB7DRIVA]

Hey then that means i have a Nos powered BB gun and paintball gun. I wouldnt go for it those look like Co2 tanks.

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Yeah, I talked to phatdoughnut about it, and he pointed out that aside from the gas, you need pressure... do those tanks have proper pressure?

The second link seems a little better though. I wonder if it's comparable to a Sneaky Pete.

[Gen4Acclude]

Yeah, I talked to phatdoughnut about it, and he pointed out that aside from the gas, you need pressure... do those tanks have proper pressure?

The second link seems a little better though. I wonder if it's comparable to a Sneaky Pete.

the tanks are filled under pressure same as the little cylinders they are filled under pressure as well as far as how much pressure i have no clue but the second one the tank looks like a paintball cylinder which can hold over 300psi easy

[KillerCam282]

Those things do not look good for any more than a 10hp jet (incredibly generous).

[koolkoreanked]

Kinda reminds me of sneaky pete. Even if it does work it wouldn't be good for more than say a tenth or so.

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How many ounces of nitrous is usually used for a 1/4 mile run?

[Fearit22]

On a 75 shot you might get like 4-5 runs down the track before you run out on a normal sized bottle. So for a 30 shot out of a normal sized bottle I guess you could get maybe like 10-11 runs on a quarter mile. Since those bottles are way less than 1/10 of a normal sized tank there is no way in hell you would get a full quarter mile out of them. I would estimate that it would run out within one gear most likely. So I think it's a waste of time and money.

[JaK FRoSTWhiTE]

So whats the verdict on this? Yay or Nay

[Fearit22]

Well it would work, but it would run out by the time you got through first gear .. sooo IMO that's a nay.

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How many ounces are in a larger bottle? The NOS Sneeky Pete is only 10oz (only 1 more than the shady-shot)

Or are you talking about the little canisters? Would the 9 or 10 ounce bottle better?

[Fearit22]

A normal bottle is 10 lbs. So a 10 oz bottle would only be 5/8's of a pound. Divide that by the 10 lbs of a normal bottle and you only have 1/16 the size of a normal bottle. So going by what I said earlier I guess one bottle that size would barely make it down an 1/8th mile track if it was a 30 shot. I guess it would help some, but I think it would be a big pain in the ass to have to change the bottle every run. Speaking from experience anytime you have to refill the bottle and switch it out it really sucks because with that much pressure stuff starts to leak really easy and all.

[deevergote]

Hmmm... I'm wondering if that $100 kit might be decent. I mean, I wouldn't be into using nitrous all that often... and when I hit the track, I usually only make 3-6 runs anyway. There's a filling station at the track. I can fill up as I go back to the staging lanes A little 9oz bottle can't be TOO hard to disconnect, and it's gotta be cheap as hell to refill.