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Nitrous Damage?
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Nitrous Damage?
I've read endless stories about guys running 225 shot and up for years without a problem, obviously they are starting to push their luck with a jetting that big. Obviously there is always a risk using nitrous. I'd like to focus on the flipside and hear from folks who have damaged their cars with 150shot or less while using rpm & wot safety devices.
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St. Jude Donor '08
I've read endless stories about guys running 225 shot and up for years without a problem, obviously they are starting to push their luck with a jetting that big. Obviously there is always a risk using nitrous. I'd like to focus on the flipside and hear from folks who have damaged their cars with 150shot or less while using rpm & wot safety devices.
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blew mine up with a 150 TNT kit. #7 went bye bye.. the bottle pressure was 1350psi.. which could have leaned out the #7..
to be safe 150 and watch the bottle pressure .. and TNT under rates the HP .. so NX or NOs it would have equaled 175 shot..
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I would have to say though, that greater than 90% of all Nitrous blowups are from operator error. Wether it be not watching your gauges, not maintaining the system, upping the shot without the proper tuning, or just plain ol stupidity.
In the world of F/I and Nitrous, its just a way of life.
Wait until next summer with that maggie, you'll see what i'm talking about.. These mods ARE NOT a set it and forget it. There is a major trade off that one needs to be willing to accept. The main one being engine failure..
In the world of F/I and Nitrous, its just a way of life.
Wait until next summer with that maggie, you'll see what i'm talking about.. These mods ARE NOT a set it and forget it. There is a major trade off that one needs to be willing to accept. The main one being engine failure..
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From: St. james NY
probably hit like a 225+
Pressure makes a big diff on amount of juice coming through. 900-1100 if your not within those #S dont spray PERIOD.
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Have been running nitrous on various things for over 20 years.
Never any problems, except that one time a nitrous solenoid stuck partially open.
No engine damage, but it damaged the "Jet-Hot" coating on the headers from high EGTs when I backed out of it.
This was on a forged engine, though.
If I hadn't closed the bottle after the run, hadn't noticed the leak, and attempted to restart after shutting down, it might have launched the blower.
Never any problems, except that one time a nitrous solenoid stuck partially open.
No engine damage, but it damaged the "Jet-Hot" coating on the headers from high EGTs when I backed out of it.
This was on a forged engine, though.
If I hadn't closed the bottle after the run, hadn't noticed the leak, and attempted to restart after shutting down, it might have launched the blower.
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Here's a link to the wet vs dry thread, long but good. Bottom line, and pics of destruction (many) towards end of the thread. But you know what, find someone who has blown there motor up with a dry hit on a correctly set-up system, well for that matter I challenge anyone to find motor or intake destruction from a dry hit period. Yes it can happen (I know personally of one case, improperlly used), however, so very rare. I have had this challenge for years, and you know what, no one has come forth. Sometimes I get the, my brothers friend heard blah, blah blah... Long read but well worth it. Check out ls1tech from the last couple weeks, more than a couple wet back fire threads. Now even wet back fires are not happening to everyone or all the time.
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