[justa6]

Nitrous was used by the German and the Brit's in WWII. The Germans used it in the ME109 fighter to get it up to 41,000 feet so they could "wait" for the B17's to fly below them and "pounce". The Brits used it in their Lancaster bomber (which was, in looks, a lot like the American motors "Pacer". Anyway Nitrous does do wonders for horsepower but you'd better do it right or the motor goes away fast.

As far as the Japanese cars go there is a real disconnect in what their horsepower claims are and what they actually do at the races. I've seen some "600+" horsepower (claimed) cars that ran 12's. There are some parallel's in Cobradom on that score though.

Regards,