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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Mike Cronin / The Bulletin
March 23, 2003
REDMOND - Eleven-year-old Sam Palacio spied the souped-up Subaru Impresa's NOS-injection tank and thought that was pretty cool.
The nitrous-oxide booster, featured in the 2002 film "The Fast and The Furious," that sat in the trunk can add several times more power to a car's engine.
But....