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Old Feb 10, 2006 | 09:55 PM
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will it take to drop a 13.0 car to 10.0

200 shot?

or a 2 stage 100 - 150
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Old Feb 10, 2006 | 10:19 PM
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500 shot and a back up motor....
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500 shot and a back up motor....
I can hear ya now. Gonna hit the sack shortly though.
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500 shot and a back up motor....
oh well there always next year
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Old Feb 11, 2006 | 12:29 PM
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Yeah I would agree it is long way to do just on nitrous.

I appreciate your consideration though
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I have all year to toy around with the idea

I would like to do a 2 stage with stage 2 coming in just before the 1/8th.

My logic is it would be less severe on the chassis
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A 200 shot on a stock motor probably won't get it done - maybe high 10s depending on your set up. There's a huge performance difference between a high 10 and 10.0.

Mixture control is difficult to manage on the second stage of nitrous - you tend to get a lean spike that's hard on pistons. You're better off with one stage managed by a good progressive controller like the one made by Nitrous Express. It's completely adjustable to include delay times and ramp rates in every gear. If you're running a stock short block I wouldn't recommend exceeding a 125 shot.
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