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Old Aug 27, 2007 | 12:31 PM
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I'm just starting to look at NOS for my C3 project and wanted to get some early thinking on bottle location. The obvious choice seems to be in the luggage space behind the seats...any non-obvious/creative locations?

Also, I'm looking at putting in a wet plate system, but I'd like to hide the solenoids, etc. - any pictures/thoughts on how to make the system "stealth" is also appreciated Car Craft had an article a while ago with these hidden inside the air cleaner, but I'm not sure about that approach.

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Old Aug 27, 2007 | 12:38 PM
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There is a few guys that have theirs hidden underneath where the spare tire was. I just put mine in the back

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Old Aug 27, 2007 | 01:14 PM
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Easy to reach.
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 06:03 PM
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Make sure that your bottle faces the correct way,see my pictures and the above pictures.Some people have put it where the spare goes but then the bottle is oriented in the wrong position.
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 10:50 PM
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Peel the label off of a fire extinguisher, paint your nitrous bottle red, and stick the label on it. That's about as stealth as it gets
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Ron R
Peel the label off of a fire extinguisher, paint your nitrous bottle red, and stick the label on it. That's about as stealth as it gets
wouldn't NO2 actually work as a fire ext.? you could kill two birds with one stone
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*chuckle* I like the fire extinguisher approach

I guess I was hoping for somewhere interesting but I can't think of anything. I may go with side exhaust...so I'm wondering if I might be able to sneak something up into the rear end somewhere...

I'll have to get creative once I have the bottle in hand

Any thoughts on hiding the solenoids? How far can they be from the carb?
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In place of the passenger seat

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In place of the passenger seat
My wife's not going to like that one.

Or....maybe she will

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Originally Posted by chris75stingray
wouldn't NO2 actually work as a fire ext.? you could kill two birds with one stone
If NO2 wasn't combustible we wouldn't be squirting it into our engines
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Originally Posted by Ron R
If NO2 wasn't combustible we wouldn't be squirting it into our engines


Nitrous is not combustible...

When it is released into the combustion chamber, it becomes gaseous and releases extra Oxygen that allows you to burn more fuel during the combustion process.
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Nitrous is not combustible...

When it is released into the combustion chamber, it becomes gaseous and releases extra Oxygen that allows you to burn more fuel during the combustion process.
Nitrous will burn on its own, not explosively, but it will burn.

You are correct about how nitrous reacts to a combustion chamber.
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Originally Posted by Ron R
If NO2 wasn't combustible we wouldn't be squirting it into our engines
Not totally true, do a search for water injection.
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Originally Posted by JoeRags

When it is released into the combustion chamber, it becomes gaseous and releases extra Oxygen that allows you to burn more fuel during the combustion process.
Extra Horsepower-Those Zero's probably didn't know what to think !!!
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Originally Posted by EDDIEJ82
There is a few guys that have theirs hidden underneath where the spare tire was. I just put mine in the back

where the spare tire was. not ower the exaust??? Sounds dangerous!
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