Automotive nitrous oxide systems are also fairly safe because they're well-tested mass-produced consumer products. Homemade, modified or improperly installed au

Automotive nitrous oxide systems are also fairly safe because they're well-tested mass-produced consumer products. Homemade, modified or improperly installed automotive nitrous systems can and do explode. There's a series of photos well-known on just about any car-related forum of a Nissan Maxima that had a nitrous bottle explode in a garage; the level of destruction is impressive. Oxidizers are dangerous - in many cases far more dangerous than the fuel. Of course, most people are going to treat something labeled "rocket fuel" with respect.