First, I truly love my C7. I had wanted one since their debut, but couldnt get the wife on board until last year. I respect the C8 and appreciate what it can do, but I find the perfect curves of the C7 deeply soulful.

I have built many engines and cars in my past and currently live by the understanding that the crazier you build them, the shorter they last. With that said I don't want to lose a stoplight contest to a modified frickin Honda Civic R. I need reliable extra horsepower for those rare times when my right foot gets twitchy, and I don't want to drop 10 grand buying 150 hp.

This is where I think Nitrous answers the need perfectly. When I need it I can use it, when I don't it is invisible and zero maintenance. If I keep it under a 150 shot I shouldn't have to worry about the motor or it's longevity, but I'll still have more than most cars on the road with around 580 to the wheels.

Some background: 2014 A6 Stingray, no mods, 45k miles running pilot sport all seasons.

I have searched and tried to find all the info I can and everything basically says that up to a 150 shot should never tax the motor, factory fuel system, etc. I was worried about the ring lands but everything indicates they should be fine.

So the question is: Are there any forum members who are running Nitrous on their LT1 Stingrays without other serious mods that can share a longer term experience on performance and durability?

Thanks so much.

 

Nitrous is expensive .... I do know a few guys who have done it ... it runs ok, pressure can be a pain, , you can't hit it out of the gate otherwise you will just blow the tires off of it, is it reliable ..... only time will tell but it does not take long to spend as much as you would for a good centri kit if you can install it yourself (they are easy to install) .... you want real 600 RWHP bolt on a centri and hang on, keep it at 630 or less and it will last a long time

Dave

 

Anytime you add power you'll " tax " the motor , If you aren't OK with the thought that you could install a nitrous kit, get it tuned, and make 1 hit and the motor give out I would heavily considering modifying the car.

 

What is funny is that the first motors I built were all heavily modified hard-core Pontiacs back in the 80s. I don't need the fastest car anymore, but I also don't want my sons friends to embarrass me with a Civic or corolla that has a big turbo kit running e85. I was going to treat my LT1 to no more than a 125 shot but I still worry about the ring lands if combustion temps get too high. Not that I would hate having to build a stouter motor, but I am getting older and that project would make me dust off a lot of cobwebs in my brain and body.

 

Simple A&A kit and low boost with a good tune...

And you still may get embarrassed by the wrong big turbo civic lol.

 

As I'm sure you know once you start it can get addictive modifying these cars. 580 is not very fast in the stingray. They die off hard up top, but they will get up to 70 or 80 quick. Figure out what you really want to use the car for and pick the best option for that use. Cheapest is finding a used LT4 blower and bolting it on using the conversion kits. They make 600 easy. Also don't underestimate them Hondas. those guys can make crazy power. An 800 hp Honda flies.

I burned up a bearing in my short block about a year ago. I had a maxed out LT4 build. Now I'm going twin turbos with an LTR block. I don't need it, but it will be nice to have when I do need it.

 

I don’t know that a nitrous shot is going to solve the issue of you being concerned about corollas while driving a vette