nitrous bottle
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Burning Brakes
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nitrous bottle
i am considering installing a nitrous powershot kit on my car. NOS says the bottle should be mounted sideways, but if i do that in the back behind my seat, i won't have any room to carry my t-tops. does it really hurt to install the bottle facing front?
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From: Pettis Performance 565 with two stages of Nitrous Supply nitrous 1.082, 4.61 at 155, 7.17 at 192
Originally Posted by andylmusic76
i am considering installing a nitrous powershot kit on my car. NOS says the bottle should be mounted sideways, but if i do that in the back behind my seat, i won't have any room to carry my t-tops. does it really hurt to install the bottle facing front?
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It is best to mount it valve to the front of the car at an angle higher in the front than the back, with the sticker up. There is a siphon tube inside the bottle that will pick it all up in this postion.
Originally Posted by bozzman3
A nitrous bottle must be mounted perpendicular to the drive axles NOT parallel to the drive axles.
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Burning Brakes
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that's what i would figure...but i was reading the manual and it said to mount it parallel. it didn't quite make sense to me.
btw do any of you guys have nitrous added on your vettes? what system do you have?
btw do any of you guys have nitrous added on your vettes? what system do you have?
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I just finshed installing the Edelbrock system in my 1980 L82.Installing one of these systems is not as easiy as the makers of the systems would make you think!They take a lot of time to install.Also you will need a blow off tube installed on the bottle,this is a must on our vettes!!!!!Gator 79 you better go install one!!!!!The nitrous kits by major manufactures are all pretty much the same price and quality.YES they are loads of fun!!!!!
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From: Pettis Performance 565 with two stages of Nitrous Supply nitrous 1.082, 4.61 at 155, 7.17 at 192
A couple of videos of mine with a 300 shot right off the transbrake.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_hOH8h5aXM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWWCYuWGSkw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_hOH8h5aXM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWWCYuWGSkw
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From: Jennings LA
Originally Posted by bozzman3
I just finshed installing the Edelbrock system in my 1980 L82.Installing one of these systems is not as easiy as the makers of the systems would make you think!They take a lot of time to install.Also you will need a blow off tube installed on the bottle,this is a must on our vettes!!!!!Gator 79 you better go install one!!!!!The nitrous kits by major manufactures are all pretty much the same price and quality.YES they are loads of fun!!!!!
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From: FRANKLIN GA
Originally Posted by gator79
i was wondering what that tube was for, I sold that car but kept the nitrous system, it is on the shelf in my shop I was thinking of puting it on my 71 big block, but I have no clue where I would mount the bottle in a vert
Ive heard of people removing the spare tire and mounting them there, but I've never seen a pic of how to mount/angle the bottle.
The blow off tube is only if you have it mounted inide the cabin. Don't want the interior filled with nitrous if the burst disk ruptures. I've seen my bottle pressure up to 1250 pounds sitting in the hot Ga. sun. I keep a towel with me to cover it when it's real hot and sunny.
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From: New Castle DE
I have been wondering about this as well.....Looks like the pics so far are from 78 and up cars....with that mean mid year the exception 
Anyone with a 68-76 have a bottle installed inside? Andy where are you planning on putting the bottle so the t tops still fit?
Anyone with a 68-76 have a bottle installed inside? Andy where are you planning on putting the bottle so the t tops still fit?
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From: Longwood Florida
Originally Posted by andylmusic76
that's what i would figure...but i was reading the manual and it said to mount it parallel. it didn't quite make sense to me.
Parallel to the Engine I would think the manual is referring too.
I have Seen A bottle Mounted under the car... I can't find the picture though.
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From: Florida
Originally Posted by hensen1954
I have also been looking at this idea - am thinking about the space now available by removing spare wheel and carrier etc............
Jim
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yeah the Nitrous manuals say to mount the bottle parallel to the axles. this was my concern from the start.
also since my vette is a 77 i don't have the bubble window, so i'm not exactly sure how i'd mount the bottle in the car since i still have to store my t-tops. anyone have a way to work around this??
also since my vette is a 77 i don't have the bubble window, so i'm not exactly sure how i'd mount the bottle in the car since i still have to store my t-tops. anyone have a way to work around this??
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From: Enfield CT
Originally Posted by andylmusic76
yeah the Nitrous manuals say to mount the bottle parallel to the axles. this was my concern from the start.
also since my vette is a 77 i don't have the bubble window, so I'm not exactly sure how I'd mount the bottle in the car since i still have to store my t-tops. anyone have a way to work around this??
also since my vette is a 77 i don't have the bubble window, so I'm not exactly sure how I'd mount the bottle in the car since i still have to store my t-tops. anyone have a way to work around this??
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Originally Posted by 69 N.O.X. RATT
A couple of videos of mine with a 300 shot right off the transbrake.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_hOH8h5aXM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWWCYuWGSkw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_hOH8h5aXM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWWCYuWGSkw
