How addictive is N2O?

[NUTCASE]

It all depends on what you can find on the market. I had a ton of nitrous parts lying around a while back that I sold for cheap.

As long as your noids are good, your controls are good, and you have a nitrous filter the rest of it mostly comes down to your ability to install and test it.

The cheapest new kits are over $650 and may still leave you buying more parts like a $100 purge, $120 window switch, pressure gauge, or whatever else you want your system to have.

Some brands source their parts from the same factory also. The majority of noids on the market are made by a company called cold fusion. And don't get me started on NANO selling paintball gun parts for like 60x msrp LOL.

In the end, like I said you can source a bunch of used parts and make a basic setup happen, but it all comes down to what the user wants to do.

 

[702GT]

But what is this cost of entry vs. a new system? Is it 'really' worth saving a few bucks here?

As long as you are springing for a fogger plate kit it's worth buying new. If you're just going to nozzle feed, virtually any crap solenoid will get the job done.

NX has the best designed solenoids on the market, hands down. HSW fogger plate, IMO, was second only to direct port. NX fogger plate is still a nice piece, I just feel HSW was better. They had a badass nitrous controller too!

 

[NUTCASE]

yeah I wish HSW was still in business. I went looking for them to buy some stuff a year ago and got the bad news.

I wish I had more user reviews on the 3v plate from Nitrous Outlet. It says on the site that its rated to 400hp, but I am wondering how well the overhead shower design works at that level. Intuitively I want to stick with 360* designs like the HSW.

 

[702GT]

yeah I wish HSW was still in business. I went looking for them to buy some stuff a year ago and got the bad news.

I wish I had more user reviews on the 3v plate from Nitrous Outlet. It says on the site that its rated to 400hp, but I am wondering how well the overhead shower design works at that level. Intuitively I want to stick with 360* designs like the HSW.

I assume you spray with the HSW plate now?

 

[00blkvert]

I just recently installed essentially a NX setup on my car but I found a HSW plate to run instead of the NX plate due to the bore size on the older NX was stock bore and I didn't want the restriction with the frpp manifold and throttle body. I haven't had a chance to spray it but the set up turned out nice. If you run NX and you want you want to run their window switch you can't use their wiring harness just a heads up.

 

[NUTCASE]

I assume you spray with the HSW plate now?

Couldn't find one at the time. Life has been busy and I hardly get to the track so I said F-it and stuck with a single injector.

I may eventually pick up the nitrous outlet plate and have a machine shop bore it out. NX also has this monster injector that is good to a 350 shot that I have been thinking about.

 

[702GT]

Couldn't find one at the time. Life has been busy and I hardly get to the track so I said F-it and stuck with a single injector.

I may eventually pick up the nitrous outlet plate and have a machine shop bore it out. NX also has this monster injector that is good to a 350 shot that I have been thinking about.

If you're serious about hitting a shot bigger than 200 you should just direct port it and be done. As far as bore size, I ran the HSW on my FRPP, it makes no difference as if you ran the stock throttle body. That being said I also ran the FRPP & GT500 throttle body, neither one yielded gains worth their money NA, so when I start my N2O kit I went back to the stock TB, ran the FRPP manifold for a while but eventually went back to the stock manifold and DP. Low and behold my torque made huge gains and my HP loss was minimal based on not being able to rev as high on the stock mani.

 

[nola504boy]

I'm in the process of looking to buy a window switch for my car now. Any good recommendations (name brands)?

 

[skaarlaj]

I've had nitrous kits on 3 Vehicles, one of those was in addition to the factory blower on my 03 Lightning. Very addictive, until you use it enough that the price for the nitrous gas itself starts rearing it's ugly head. And it also never fails that the day you don't have the bottle "open", is that same day that quick car next to ya wants to play, and you actually "need it", hahaha. I've also had people at the track watch you make run, after run, then line up with ya in hopes that you're starting to run low, which equates to less performance if you don't have a bottle heater, and then beat ya to the line.

IMO, if you're going to spend a lot on bottle heaters, auto openers, blankets, window switches, purge valves etc. You should just save your pennys for a blower. But if you're "ok" with a simple kit with no extra frills, it makes sense imo. I aso believe blowers "marry" you to the car moreso, as the person who buys the car from you probably doesn't want your particular blower or nitrous kit, so you'll lose less with the nitrous.

I've also ingested many, many, lbs. of the stuff in each of my nitrous equipped vehicles with no problems whatsoever, just tune properly, and take away ignition timing if you hear detonation, don't keep running it! On my fox, I don't have to back off the ignition timing at all compared to running it N/A, but our Lightning needed -5* less than what it could tolerate with just the factory blower, on any shot from 100-150hp. I also have skimped on purge valves by simply activating the nitrous at the end of a burnout. Or just a quick rev with it engaged on the street.

 

[palanza7]

I have every intention to run nitrous WITH my tvs blower someday. Just I want to do it with say a stand alone fuel system (unless im running e85, idk) but that gets expensive. 2k for that system, sell the tvs 1,500 and thats 3500 on the way to say a 5k wipple crusher lol so idk

 

[00blkvert]

Nola. I decided not to run my NX switch. I got it all ready to run but didn't put it in if your interested.

 

[Blackbird1084]

Ran a 100 shot on my 04' taking it from 13.35@102 to 12.19@112. Ran it on the street from slow rolls and dead stops. Same on my 06'. Ran a 150 shot and went from 12.72@106 to 11.67@116 (never could get it to trap higher). It's fun. Just make sure your tune is right.


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[KrisR]

I've considered nitrous as well. I rarely if ever go WOT on the street unless I'm giving a buddy a ride or something. 99% of the miles I accumulate are on the freeway going to work and back, or on road trips, or driving back and forth to the track. So the idea of filling a bottle before going to the track, switching to the nitrous tune when I get there, running some 10s on the spray (11.50s currently n/a), then switching tunes again when I leave, and losing zero reliability at all other times, is quite appealing actually, for something like a $1000 investment. I've never had a nitrous car though.

 

[skaarlaj]

I've considered nitrous as well. I rarely if ever go WOT on the street unless I'm giving a buddy a ride or something. 99% of the miles I accumulate are on the freeway going to work and back, or on road trips, or driving back and forth to the track. So the idea of filling a bottle before going to the track, switching to the nitrous tune when I get there, running some 10s on the spray (11.50s currently n/a), then switching tunes again when I leave, and losing zero reliability at all other times, is quite appealing actually, for something like a $1000 investment. I've never had a nitrous car though.

Sounds perfect for you. I never even changed the tune in my Lightning, the kit was a wet kit, so the enrichment came from the kit's jetting, not the vehicle's injectors, I just ran the timing retarded by 5* all the time, and you really couldn't tell by the seat of your pants when not on the nitrous at wot. I did add a fuel pressure gauge though to make sure the pump kept up while the nitrous was flowing, and the kit was drawing fuel from the rails, never lost any pressure.

And it also sounds like you wouldn't use it constantly, so the price is definitely right compared to the cost of a blower for your case especially.

 

[NUTCASE]

I also have skimped on purge valves by simply activating the nitrous at the end of a burnout. Or just a quick rev with it engaged on the street.

People think I am so effing crazy for purging through the motor.

On setups that did not have a purge I would tap the button while heating the tires. Never hurt a damn thing.

I would not purge through the motor if you have something like a 400 shot, but I have purged 150 through the motor many, many times.

 

[00blkvert]

I've considered nitrous as well. I rarely if ever go WOT on the street unless I'm giving a buddy a ride or something. 99% of the miles I accumulate are on the freeway going to work and back, or on road trips, or driving back and forth to the track. So the idea of filling a bottle before going to the track, switching to the nitrous tune when I get there, running some 10s on the spray (11.50s currently n/a), then switching tunes again when I leave, and losing zero reliability at all other times, is quite appealing actually, for something like a $1000 investment. I've never had a nitrous car though.

If you decide to go this route I may be ready to sell mine. It it'll be a complete kit with all the bells and whistles, heater, opener, TPS, purge, switch panel, pressure gauge and all.

 

[skaarlaj]

People think I am so effing crazy for purging through the motor.

On setups that did not have a purge I would tap the button while heating the tires. Never hurt a damn thing.

I would not purge through the motor if you have something like a 400 shot, but I have purged 150 through the motor many, many times.

Just a tad rich before the nitrous gets to the motor is all. IMO nitrous = Chaep, and I do everything I can to keep it that way for myself, otherwise, invest in an expensive air pump instead of nitrous.

 

[pics06gtstang]

Just wondering. It seems like those who use it really love it. I have no experience with it but the idea just popped into my head when I was reading a thread with a picture of a red buttoned shifter.

Mostly it blows motors from what I read. True?

i loved it but just pulled it off and went blown ! proper tune and enough fuel and some safety gadgets ( window switch ) and all should be fine !
you will love it ! i ran it for the first 50 thousand miles on my car NO PROBLEMS AT ALL 175 shot ,and the car only has 60000 on it now perring like a lion !


P.S.
I got a complete NX 2005 to 2010 efi 75 to 200 HP kit for sale . plug and play bro !
extra bottle , fuel rail fuel gauge , steeda cup switch pod , purge , warmer , MSD window switch WOT switch and so on .
i am gonna put it up on the boards for sale but PM if interested ! i am only asking 525.00 for everything .
both bottles are full so i hope to sell it local , dont think i can ship full bottles , LOL .

 

[07TGGT]

I'm starting to plan to add nitrous to my car and was wondering if I would need a BAP on a 100 wey shot?

 

[pics06gtstang]

I'm starting to plan to add nitrous to my car and was wondering if I would need a BAP on a 100 wey shot?

IMO , i would say you should be fine without the boost pump .