ok, now i know that u have to display a nitrous sticker when u have it fitted to show its fitted incase of an emergancy, but are u actually allowed to use it on the road? if ur not allowed, then surely u dont have ot declare it to the incurace companys as its not a road legal mod? anyone shed some light onto the do's and donts of nos?

Dunc

Not road legal, insurance will not cover it i believe. So no road use legally.

SkinzCinqSporting said:

Not road legal, insurance will not cover it i believe. So no road use legally.

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correction,. Adrain Flux do cover it, and are rather reasonable too

correction again, it is road legal contary to what people think just hard to get insurance for

alainax said:

correction,. Adrain Flux do cover it, and are rather reasonable too

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Oh, I read that no insurance company would touch it as it's not road legal, so it has to be disconnected at all times unless off road.

SkinzCinqSporting said:

Oh, I read that no insurance company would touch it as it's not road legal, so it has to be disconnected at all times unless off road.

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NOPE

Bastards lied to me

Having a nitrous system fited IS road legal.
Using it on the roads is not. AFAIK

One of those silly little rules, like how it's perfectly legal to buy a scanner, but illegal to use it

Yes I believe Fast Finger is right so correction again Bulldog

Can fit it, but can't use it.

Ive heard its legal (fitted and road usage) on the proviso that you have adequate insurance and display a 'compressed gas' placard. Which really confuses me as I'm not obliged to display such a placard when carrying SCUBA cylinders (regardless of how full they are)...as N2O and air in that compressed state probably arent much different...

Check with VOSA, the DVLA and the Police is probably the best way to find out tbh...

*** it, its getting fitted, but i just wont use it on the road ( )

will ring my insurance and say "after all the mods ive declared, is it ok if i added nos to it?"

Dunc

Adrian flux do insure nitrous for road use look here:

http://www.wizardsofnos.com/index2.html

and click on news.

Also this is a very good read:

http://www.diy-nitrous.fsnet.co.uk/

everything you need to make a home made kit, have fun...

He also recommeds adrian flux, click on the N2O and insurance link

Surely your warning sticker should say both "compressed gas" and "oxidising agent"? N2O itself won't burn, but it will make any fuel burn much more fiercely than normal.

arseofbox said:

Which really confuses me as I'm not obliged to display such a placard when carrying SCUBA cylinders (regardless of how full they are..

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I could have swron i read somewhere that if you are carrying O2 cylinders some sort of sign had to be displayed.

Oh well, learn something new every day.

Fast Finger said:

I could have swron i read somewhere that if you are carrying O2 cylinders some sort of sign had to be displayed.

Oh well, learn something new every day.

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Its not 100% O2..only 21% AKA Air..

If youre carry oxygen the rules are different....

you dont need a sticker for NO2 either. there is a legal requirement for commercial vehicles to display a suitable sticker but this does not apply to private vehicles, which are not even obliged to display a green compressed gas sticker.

Round in a place near me (mainly leyland lol) they dont use NOS bottles, they use flipping gas bottle form a barbeque or patio heater( dont knwo which one or which gas) but they think its cool, its stupid , there a moving bomb lol, and they have it in there boot

I seen a 300zx thats completely road legal that uses NO2 all the time.. Had this crazy mind boggling setup with huge turbo's and NO2 which was on until the turbo's kicked in and then automatically switched off. That passed an MOT and was used on the road, without the NO2 it would have been undriveable i think so must be legal if insured..

i thought the warning sticker was for commercial and private? we HAVE to legally have one on our horse lorry, dispite the fact its a PGV??