Hey guys i have a few questions about installing a nitrous system. First off, how difficult is it to install it? Second, will it wear down your engine over time? And finally, where is a good spot to hide the bottle so cops cant find it?
Hey guys i have a few questions about installing a nitrous system. First off, how difficult is it to install it? Second, will it wear down your engine over time? And finally, where is a good spot to hide the bottle so cops cant find it?
A wet nitrous (you don't want a dry kit) setup is about a "6" on my mechanical difficulty meter. You should get good instructions with the kit (NOS makes the best, imo, and has one designed for 99-04 GT's that is NOT cheap, but IS good). FOLLOW every instruction.
As for hiding the kit from the cops, an expert mechanic could do this, though you'd have to substitute a much smaller bottle to REALLY hide it well. Typical solution is to remove your spare tire (I'd buy a couple fix-a-flat cans if you do this) and mount the bottle down there. If you do a neat job and forego all the cool decals and stickers, you might fool a very cursory examination from the cops. Those snazzy solenoids under the hood will give you away in a heartbeat to the knowledgable, as will the extra wiring and hoses. Disguising all this is POSSIBLE, but difficult to do so as to pull off an OE appearance.
You WILL NOT fool an emissions tester, if he has an IQ above 80.
ALSO, count on some serious tuning time after the install. Failure to do this WILL result in sending your intake into the air in a brief but memorable fireworks display, sooner or later.
Finally, make sure you have a chip or tuner so that you can alternate between times when you HAVE juice and are going to be using it and (the huge majority of the time) when you don't.
Be careful, and I hope it all works out well for you.
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Many a hood has been rendered an instant "shaker", usually when the intake disintergrates, and blows things like throttle bodies into the stratosphere.
Failure to tune.
Gets 'em every time.
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Failure to tune! Failure to retard timing! Failure to be smart! Failure to use a window switch! Failure to let off the WOT between shifts! That was a great video man. I liked that.
A 150 shot is pushing the limits anyways and spraying a wet shot under 3k RPMs will do just that. The lack of air velocity allows the fuel to puddle in the intake, and when that puddled fuel ignites.........well, you saw the vid lol. A 75-100 is safe with the right setup. As the other guys said, a WOT and window switch will help, necessities IMO! Tuning is obviously the safest thing to do, although many people have run 75-100 shots on the stock tune with no issues, including myself, although time will tell (knock on wood).
I like the Zex kits, very easy to install and I believe the wet kit comes with a fuel pressure safety switch, which shuts the nitrous off when your fuel pressure drops below a certain point.
It's very easy to do. I've done many, so if you need help, just post up. I have a wiring diagram I created for another website that makes it super easy. I'll try to find it.
As stated, wet kits can tend to puddle, that's why you run the window switch from 3k-6k rpm. I like to run mine around 3500rpm-6k.
It's very easy to do. I've done many, so if you need help, just post up. I have a wiring diagram I created for another website that makes it super easy. I'll try to find it.
As stated, wet kits can tend to puddle, that's why you run the window switch from 3k-6k rpm. I like to run mine around 3500rpm-6k.
I thought your electrical abilities sucked , jk. 3500 is even better (safer) and depending on your gearing, you won't be dropping below that in a WOT run anyways. Hell, with these 4.30's, I don't think I drop below that during normal driving lol.
you guys with the window switch, does that just wire in, or do you need some kind of adapter. i don't have one right now but would like to. do you successfully spray in 1st gear w/o spinning tires?
funky, the 4.30 gears aren't too short using spray? i get through first and second pretty good w/o spray.
The MSD digital window switch will wire right up, no adapter needed. I had no problems spraying in first with stock gear, I just got the 4.30's in on Sunday. I also have MT ET Street radials, which hooked up just fine on my Procharged 02' GT w/ 4.10's!
you have any suspension work done, i.e. control/traction arms or anything? i just got brand new fat tires and it helps a lot, but i can still break em loose if i try. hopefully new control arms will finish it up.
How difficult is it to install Nitrous system? 
, jk. 3500 is even better (safer) and depending on your gearing, you won't be dropping below that in a WOT run anyways. Hell, with these 4.30's, I don't think I drop below that during normal driving lol.
