This week’s episode of Carnage finds our VN Berlina on the dyno at Maxx Performance, so we can see if a little touch of giggle gas in our M90-supercharged, 4.2-litre stroker L67 will give us a bit more power.

In the last episode of Carnage, Scotty installed the nitrous kit into the M90 blower atop the V6. We already know that this stroker mill is a torque monster, so we were all keen to see how much of a difference a 100-shot of nitrous could make to the combo.

The other part of the exercise was to see if the nitrous would help with an issue that has always plagued this engine: intake air temps. With no more intercooler, she gets very hot very quickly, obviously sapping power – even with the help of E85.

Our first proper run on the bottle saw the L67 produce 239rwkW (320rwhp), with a stonking 1035Nm of torque!

Encouraged by those results, Scotty elected to step it up to a 150-shot in the pursuit of more power. That instantly rocketed the car north of 260rwkW (348rwhp) and 1082Nm, and then the real game of chasing power began.

After further stepping up the shot, Scotty switched the nitrous bottle out for a larger one, with the idea of chasing more pressure. It didn’t quite work out, and then the transmission decided to puke a bit of fluid after a few hours of abuse on the dyno.

So, we had to call it a day for that round of dyno torture. But it’s not the end of our nitrous experiment! Acting on what he’d learned from the day, Scotty ordered a Nitrous Express bottle heater from VPW Australia. The kit comes with a pressure gauge so we can monitor the ideal bottle pressure for making maximum ponies.

That means that the next time you see the VN, it’ll be back on the dyno with nitrous kit version 2.0, and then we’ll hit the drag strip!