Just installed Nitrous!!!
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Melting Slicks
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From: Jackson MI
Just installed Nitrous!!!
When I first bought my system I was thinking that when I pushed the button it would throw me back in the seat and just fly. Well I was half right. I does fly, but my 100hp shot doesn't push me back in to the seat any. But boy does that tach start moving. You get a totally different tone and it's impressive. Those shifts on my auto come ALOT sooner. I can't wait to take it out to the track next weekend and get some times. Thanks for all the help.
P.S. On a down note, the system does mess with my radio reception when I push the button :lol: that's ok, the last thing I'm worried about is my music when I need to go fast :D
P.S. On a down note, the system does mess with my radio reception when I push the button :lol: that's ok, the last thing I'm worried about is my music when I need to go fast :D
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Melting Slicks
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From: Jackson MI
Re: Just installed Nitrous!!! (krivera)
Did you warm the bottle??? And if you did what PSI was the bottle at? Well have fun and dont hurt the competition to bad!
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Re: Just installed Nitrous!!! (mn_vette)
When I first bought my system I was thinking that when I pushed the button it would throw me back in the seat and just fly. Well I was half right. I does fly, but my 100hp shot doesn't push me back in to the seat any.
Drifting
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From: Arvada CO
Re: Just installed Nitrous!!! (c4hunting)
hhmmmm i notice a huge difference when i hit the juice? but i am around 1000psi and 150shot and i hit the bottle at 1500rpm full throttle? i wonder if your blades on your throttle body are open all the way??? :)
Instructor
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Re: Just installed Nitrous!!! (krivera)
No way. Something is not right. I mean with a 75 NX shot at 1000psi and a full bottle my car breaks the tires loose at 25-30mph if I have the switch on and then hammer it in 1st gear. I tried the 100hp jets and it hit really hard in second gear. Didn't even bother to try it in first gear. If you can't feel a 100hp to the wheels then something is definitley wrong. Check the pressure of the bottle, check the pressure of your fuel etc. I do not think I would ever go to the 150 shot unless I decide to go for 11's in the 1/4.
Le Mans Master
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From: Long Island NY
Re: Just installed Nitrous!!! (krivera)
hhmmmm i notice a huge difference when i hit the juice? but i am around 1000psi and 150shot and i hit the bottle at 1500rpm full throttle? i wonder if your blades on your throttle body are open all the way??? :)
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Melting Slicks
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Re: Just installed Nitrous!!! (Hammer)
autos never "seem" as fast as manuals..just something about a solid gear and the clutch snapping that feels fast. kinda like a auto and 6spd running the same times...if you were the passenger in one, you'd swear the 6 was quicker
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Melting Slicks
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From: Jackson MI
Re: Just installed Nitrous!!! (krivera)
hhmmmm i notice a huge difference when i hit the juice? but i am around 1000psi and 150shot and i hit the bottle at 1500rpm full throttle? i wonder if your blades on your throttle body are open all the way??? :)
QUESTION: do you keep your nitrous going when you're shifting or do you cut it off, shift, and turn it back on?
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From: orlando fl us
Re: Just installed Nitrous!!! (mn_vette)
I cut mine off manually just before it is going to shift. I always leave the car in D (if I'm going from a stop) or OD (when I am already rolling) when using the N20. I never shift manually on the bottle. Do not want to hit the revlimiter. This way I only have to conentrate on when to turn the interior switch on and off.
Le Mans Master
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From: Long Island NY
Re: Just installed Nitrous!!! (1QWIKLT1)
I cut mine off manually just before it is going to shift.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Jackson MI
Re: Just installed Nitrous!!! (Hammer)
But with a window switch doesn't the nitrous kick in again when the transmittion is in the middle of shifting as the rpm's are going back down?
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From: Arvada CO
Re: Just installed Nitrous!!! (mn_vette)
[QUESTION: do you keep your nitrous going when you're shifting or do you cut it off, shift, and turn it back on?]
Well like i said i have sticky tires on my car with 3:73 gears and my car is a auto with suspension work and so what i do is put the car in "Drive" and then stall it at 900 rpm and then when the lite hits green at the track hammer down the gas and when i see 1500rpm i hit the bottle and away we go and i keep my foot down the whole way and keep the car in drive and as i a passing the traps i am 5000rpm in drive and i dont shift it manual at all! it makes for a good second and third gear scartch on the streets! :yesnod: So i dont know maybe my car is just tuff cause i have alot of nitrous miles and she is still running hard and beating to comp! Oh sorry i had to laugh about hitting the bottle to soon that was funny... But on the street i hit the bottle at 2100..so i hope that helps you out and maybe that is why i feel such a big difference in power because torque comes into play so early? :smash:
Well like i said i have sticky tires on my car with 3:73 gears and my car is a auto with suspension work and so what i do is put the car in "Drive" and then stall it at 900 rpm and then when the lite hits green at the track hammer down the gas and when i see 1500rpm i hit the bottle and away we go and i keep my foot down the whole way and keep the car in drive and as i a passing the traps i am 5000rpm in drive and i dont shift it manual at all! it makes for a good second and third gear scartch on the streets! :yesnod: So i dont know maybe my car is just tuff cause i have alot of nitrous miles and she is still running hard and beating to comp! Oh sorry i had to laugh about hitting the bottle to soon that was funny... But on the street i hit the bottle at 2100..so i hope that helps you out and maybe that is why i feel such a big difference in power because torque comes into play so early? :smash:
Le Mans Master
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From: Long Island NY
Re: Just installed Nitrous!!! (krivera)
Hitting the nitrous as low as stated above will absolutely increase your risk of damage.
A work around for the nitrous coming back on in between shifts is a delay. I had one before I had the window switch. You would set it to delay the nitrous coming on by 2 tenths of a second (any time up to 1 second), while the car swiched gears.
Or you could just flick the switch and forget about all the complexity :D
When I first starting spraying, I had it start at 2500, it was hitting REAL hard, so I start at 3,000... makes me feel better :)
A work around for the nitrous coming back on in between shifts is a delay. I had one before I had the window switch. You would set it to delay the nitrous coming on by 2 tenths of a second (any time up to 1 second), while the car swiched gears.
Or you could just flick the switch and forget about all the complexity :D
When I first starting spraying, I had it start at 2500, it was hitting REAL hard, so I start at 3,000... makes me feel better :)
Le Mans Master
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From: Long Island NY
Re: Just installed Nitrous!!! (Hammer)
krivera:
I just noticed that you are running a supercharger and nitrous! You're obviously not stock bottom end ;)
If you're running all forged you can hit from down low :D
I just noticed that you are running a supercharger and nitrous! You're obviously not stock bottom end ;)
If you're running all forged you can hit from down low :D
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From: Johnstown PA
Re: Just installed Nitrous!!! (Hammer)
Not to stray from this thread but can anyone give me an idea how my car would run with nitrous! basically, i haven't run my car with the sc yet due to the clutch! I'm boosting 4# with a 6# kit (so i'm told) so any guesses on what i will run with the SC???? Ok, now take that and add 100hp shot what would i run then!!??? Just thinking ahead, that's all ;) :D Anyone think i would be better off without the SC and just getting Nitrous???? Personally, i feel the SC has taken some driviability away from the car so i look at like i only use the nitrous when i want and not all the time like with the SC!! Hope this makes sense!! :confused:
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From: Jackson MI
Re: Just installed Nitrous!!! (SnakeCharmer)
Not to stray from this thread but can anyone give me an idea how my car would run with nitrous! basically, i haven't run my car with the sc yet due to the clutch! I'm boosting 4# with a 6# kit (so i'm told) so any guesses on what i will run with the SC???? Ok, now take that and add 100hp shot what would i run then!!??? Just thinking ahead, that's all ;) :D Anyone think i would be better off without the SC and just getting Nitrous???? Personally, i feel the SC has taken some driviability away from the car so i look at like i only use the nitrous when i want and not all the time like with the SC!! Hope this makes sense!! :confused:
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From: Sachse Texas
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Re: Just installed Nitrous!!! (mn_vette)
But with a window switch doesn't the nitrous kick in again when the transmittion is in the middle of shifting as the rpm's are going back down?