fast 102 or nitrous first?
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Burning Brakes
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From: Virginia beach va
fast 102 or nitrous first?
ok becides not being able to get the Fast right now or a 102 throttle body that works with the ls3 which one should I do first and why? right now I have headers cai and the cam should be going in very soon but I don't want to spend the money to tune and everything then get the fast have to do it again and then with the nitrous again. so I'm thinking cam and either fast or nitrous at the same time then the other a little down the road.
some of the question I know I'll get is what do I plan on doing with the car well I do 1/4 mile when possible and a little spirited driving when possible but I don't autocross or roadcourse the car.
so any good advice would be great thanks to everyone on here.
some of the question I know I'll get is what do I plan on doing with the car well I do 1/4 mile when possible and a little spirited driving when possible but I don't autocross or roadcourse the car.
so any good advice would be great thanks to everyone on here.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Virginia beach va
yea that was one of my concerns was the bottle fills with the fast it's always there and not bottle refills. but on the other hand the power gains are great for very little upfront cost compaired to other things like a supercharger or turbo but I also won't get the power levels with the bottle since I've never used nitrous I thought I would come on here and get a few opinions as to what I should do if the fast gives a good power over what
I have now that might tide me over till I save up for the other. well just some thoughts thanks for all the help guys I love this place a great wealth of knowledge here
I have now that might tide me over till I save up for the other. well just some thoughts thanks for all the help guys I love this place a great wealth of knowledge here
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11
My car is a nitrous car and I can tell you that a nitrous tune is 100% more invloved than any other tune. With that in mind, the tune for nitrous should be done dead last. Anyone else that tells you otherwise doesnt have nitrous or doesnt know what is involved. Anything you do to the car after nitrous throws off a very involved (and very expensive) tune.
Lots of people who tell you the tune isnt very important are also the same guys that you can watch blowin up on You Tube.
Nitrous systems need a window switch and bottle heater to regulate bottle pressure for holding a given air fluel ratio as a minimum. Even at this minimal amount of parts the system is going to be about 900 and a FULL needed tune is 500-700. Remote bottle openers (220) and other safety parts will raise that to a much higher number really fast. Take absolutely no advice from anyone that doesnt have nitrous.
Lots of people who tell you the tune isnt very important are also the same guys that you can watch blowin up on You Tube.
Nitrous systems need a window switch and bottle heater to regulate bottle pressure for holding a given air fluel ratio as a minimum. Even at this minimal amount of parts the system is going to be about 900 and a FULL needed tune is 500-700. Remote bottle openers (220) and other safety parts will raise that to a much higher number really fast. Take absolutely no advice from anyone that doesnt have nitrous.
Last edited by SpinMonster; Feb 15, 2009 at 10:39 PM.
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Man I have had nitrous on my 99WS6..Yeah I ran in the 11 s that night , but it really sucks to be sittin at a red light one night coming back from the grocery store and a porsche 911 turbo rolls up on you, and your bottle is empty...Its a sick feelin in the bottom of your stomache. I also had a 01 C5 and ran 11 s all motor and u just dont get the respect with nitrous as u do with all motor, or blown
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