GT-R's in Japan.. NOS ??

[LaL]

Hi,

Ive been wondering if any of those Drag cars you see on HPI use nos ? like the HKS R33 GT-R, Veilside R34,32,33 etc.. to run the 8 seconds or lower.

[Blitz]

Pretty sure neither the HKS or Veilside GTR's use nitrous.

[lwells]

No. Most of these cars are demo cars for their manufacturer's products so its all about showing how fast you can make a car with your products: "cheating" through NOS is not part of the game (by and large).

LW.

[rev210]

Some of the quick cars in japan do use Nitrous. Others don't. Specifically I'm sure the info on each car you are interested in is around.

Getting the times down is whats important.I think there is a naturally aspirated 300zx that runs 8 second passes using a big hit of gas from memory.

Often people who don't know a great deal about drag racing (or nitrous use) think nitrous use is 'cheating' in drag racing events. It's not if the category of racing allows for it's use (most do).If the HKS Drag racing team decided to opt for a shot of gas and got their time to a new record , the record would stand whether nitrous assisted or not.

Last I checked there wasn't a category called 'using only the parts you make in your aftermarket factory ' category, maybe they should make one up?

[LaL]

Ahh ok.. i always thought they didnt use NOS.. but getting those times without it.. good effort . maybe they should NOS the veilside r32 and get low 8 seconds on street tyres ?

[Blitz]

LAL: Further to what lwells said, Japanese tuning companies like HKS take great pride in achieving the most they can out of their own products without having to resort to alternative techniques ie nitrous to lower their times.