STOCK MOTOR: Highest Nitrous Shot?
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STOCK MOTOR: Highest Nitrous Shot?
I am getting a nitrous kit installed on my car this weekend. WHat do you guys think is the highest I can go on stock motor? It is a direct shot wet kit.
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I purchased the most expensive kit with all the goodies that are available. My tuner should be taking care of the rest, I was just wondering whats the most someone has done, safely.
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This always comes to mind when people talk about nitrous.
YouTube - 14.6 2.2L Chevy Cobalt + Nitrous EXPLOSION!
YouTube - 14.6 2.2L Chevy Cobalt + Nitrous EXPLOSION!
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Start out with 100HP
I'd say anything less than 100HP gain isn't worth the expense and refill costs. I ran nitrous for about five years, but not on a high-compression engine. Common wisdom was that for the 305 V8 engines you could "safely' add 50% (e.g. a 200HP car becomes a 300HP car).
Right... that's why you run a "wet" kit, adding both fuel and nitrous together.
When I ran NOS, I had the kit set up with a fuel pressure sensor and RPM window switch, so if any variable was out of spec, the solenoids wouldn't open (or would close). Worst case scenario with my setup was that I'd run low on N2O (or more commonly, bottle got to cold and pressure would drop), actually making the fuel mixture too RICH.
Right... that's why you run a "wet" kit, adding both fuel and nitrous together.
When I ran NOS, I had the kit set up with a fuel pressure sensor and RPM window switch, so if any variable was out of spec, the solenoids wouldn't open (or would close). Worst case scenario with my setup was that I'd run low on N2O (or more commonly, bottle got to cold and pressure would drop), actually making the fuel mixture too RICH.