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Video of a Small Block Chevy on 75% Nitro Running Through the Mufflers!


Video of a Small Block Chevy on 75% Nitro Running Through the Mufflers!

This could be the most insane BangShift reader project of all time but it is also the coolest.

Scott Darrow is a BangShift reader and forum member. He is also a guy who makes his living wrenching on nitro powered drag cars, so he’s pretty well addicted to the stuff. Over the last few years he has been tinkering with ways to run nitro in his street/strip Camaro. To his credit, he has not blown anything to smithereens but until a few days ago, he had been running into walls trying to make the engine, a small block Chevy, happy on the stuff. Well, like all good hot rodders he has been thinking on it, stewing on it, and modifying his setup for better results. According to Scott, previous attempts have left a huge flat spot when he tried to rev the engine. Causing a backfire on nitro is not something you really want to do, trust us on that.

He recently posted a video that shows his progress, which is a motor that sounds like meanest small block you have ever heard through the mufflers, seems to rev OK, and idles up around 3,000 RPM. At this point, Scott has a 75% load going through the engine, but his ultimate goal is 99%.

99-freaking percent!

Press play below to see one happy hot rodder and one of the most daring gearhead wives we have ever seen manning the camera phone! It ain’t cinema quality, but if you are going to complain about that, you’re on the wrong freaking site.


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3 thoughts on “Video of a Small Block Chevy on 75% Nitro Running Through the Mufflers!

  1. that guy

    lets see it on the 1/4 without oiling down the track or blowing that th350 to pieces..
    sounds like an engine with a bunch of burn valves..

  2. ratty

    that’s awesome.. and hilarious… how many weekend gearheads have thought about doing this? i know i have!… Everyone says no, don’t try it… it’ll just blow shit up… but we all wanna do it… i bet the key is to not get greedy… keep it at a low percentage…. but then, nitro in itself is greedy… Just gotta wear a diaper for yourself, and your engine at the track, and you’ll be good… ha)

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