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Got the N2O hooked up today

Old Jun 16, 2006 | 03:59 PM
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Talking Got the N2O hooked up today

Just got my nitrous all hooked up today. Took it for a couple test drives first at 50 hp, then 100, then 150, and now I have the 200 hp jet in. How will I know if I am going too far? It still smokes a little with the 200. So it's not getting too lean. The egts stay below 1400* as long as I keep the rpm's below 3500. Am I gonna hurt anything like this? How will I know if I am doing damage. I don't use the gas often, just for racing.

Any help would be appreciated. I just don't wanna blow it up!
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Old Jun 16, 2006 | 04:44 PM
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Did you use what i saw a gas car at school today?

he had a Fire extinguisher bottle clamped to the passenger side A pillar, painted black, with the NOS name on it! not to mention his exhaust, pointed towards the sky, coming out under the side of the car, stickin out almost a foot! about 4 inches from the floor!
sorry, for mentioning it... I had to laugh!

As for the nitrous, i dont know! how is it? woth it? is there a huge power gain?... in the seat of pants?

is that on stock pistons?
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Old Jun 16, 2006 | 04:52 PM
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Yes stock pistons, as for the power gain...I just about had to wipe after the first time. Definately a strong gain. Can't wait to get it on the dyno
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Old Jun 16, 2006 | 07:53 PM
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studs and o-rings? you're probably fine...
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Old Jun 16, 2006 | 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by 12valve
As for the nitrous, i dont know! how is it? woth it? is there a huge power gain?... in the seat of pants?
Only if you consider 200+ hp a lot
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Old Jun 16, 2006 | 11:54 PM
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200 HP+: Ummm is that a setting or a fact? I do consider it a loooot!

I read posts somewhere that a diesel put out around 800 HP with only diesel. then with nitrous, it put down around 1000 HP

then someone said: anybody with a shot of nitrous gains 200 HP,

then another one replied, NO it aint that easy! so thats why i thought a 200 HP gain is only on those very big HP guys!

Id be all with your set up!

what does the Nitrous kit run? $$ or should i only put in a fire extinguisher bottle with the NOS name hehe
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Old Jun 17, 2006 | 02:41 AM
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I don't run nitrous, I just looked at some dyno results with and without and some guys gain 200+

I don't know much, but you'd better be looking at an o-ring and some headstuds before you start playing with the drugs. Also nitrous adds air so you've got to have the fuel there first to make big gains.
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Old Jun 17, 2006 | 06:02 AM
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200hp is a quantity measurement... you're not adding 200 true horsepower to your truck.
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Old Jun 17, 2006 | 12:51 PM
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The amount of HP added by nitrous varies on many different components. What the gassers use as 200HP won't come close to that in a diesel. The setup we use makes over 250 RWHP gain over straight diesel, but this same setup would be a huge kit on a gasser. Most 200 HP gasser kets that are avilable will make between 80-120 HP on a properly setup diesel.

As mentioned you need to have studs and o-rings or fire rings to run nitrous reliably. Give us a call if we can answer any questions.

Doug Smith
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Old Jul 9, 2006 | 07:19 PM
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Do you need studs, etc... with only a 75-100 shot of nitrous??
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Old Jul 9, 2006 | 07:28 PM
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We recomment anyone using nitrous stud and o-ring the head. It is only a matter of time before the HG lets loose running nitrous, even a small shot. The cylinder pressures get pretty high on the juice and things go bang.

Doug Smith
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