Originally posted by DarkRacer
The people in F&F used the NOS brand, and that shit is made by FORD!

Finally, in the 1970s, nitrous "came out of the closet". It was the hot topic of conversation. Especially since a number of entrepreneurs brought systems to market that were highly erratic, at best. It was at this point in time when a couple of successful automotive technicians and racers, Mike Thermos and Dale Vaznaian, saw there was a potential for nitrous -done right.


In 1978 Mike and Dale formed Nitrous Oxide Systems, Inc., and the rest is history. They didn't invent nitrous oxide -they simply perfected its use and elevated it to a position of prominence in the automotive performance community.

...Immediately following the purchase from Coltec, Holley set out to do just that--to be a larger, more aggressive company--and to stamp its role as the heart and soul of performance. Several strategically important company buy-outs materialized that included Hirel Technologies Fuel Injection, Weiand Automotive Industries and Lunati. These initial purchases were later followed with Hooker Headers, Flowtech and Airmass exhaust products, NOS nitrous systems...