how bad is nitrous?
August-18th-2002, 03:57 PM
#1
...master of the obvious.
Thread Starter
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Location: Indianapolis, IN
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how bad is nitrous?
i want car faster- ive seen turbo prices and nitrous pricees and the gigglle juice looks alot better than the turbo on the pocketbook. i want to run a low 45 or 50 hp with the kit- will this put lots of added wear on my car? also - what is a good kit to get for the pro.... whats everyone's opinion?
August-18th-2002, 04:17 PM
#2
Recreational Gynocolist
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Tallahassee, FL
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plenty of people have installed the Zex kit with good results. Someone here w/ flaming hair in the sig (
) is running a 75 shot if i'm not mistaken. Anyhow for the very cheap cost of only 600 bux or less it's a steal. Kindof a hold-you-over till the turbo option in the future.
Try a search this is a well covered subject.
) is running a 75 shot if i'm not mistaken. Anyhow for the very cheap cost of only 600 bux or less it's a steal. Kindof a hold-you-over till the turbo option in the future.Try a search this is a well covered subject.
August-19th-2002, 07:58 PM
#3
lost
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Warren, MI
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i've sworn never to use nitrous but the more i think about it since i have the freakin 1.5L i may put that in just for the little extra kick to help out, where i live my car has trouble making it up large hills sometimes and i have absolutely no acceleration on hills of any kind so that would be a nice tide me over until i can put in a better engine.
September-4th-2002, 01:03 PM
#4
got boost? HELL NO!!!!!
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DONT USE A DRY KIT ON THIS MOTOR!!!!!!
ZEX uses a dry system, i dont recommend it, i'd use any WET KIT, Nitrous Express, Nirtrous Works, NOS, they all sell Wet Kits, you'll gain more HP and alot more torque than any pansy *** dry kit, + its safer
ZEX uses a dry system, i dont recommend it, i'd use any WET KIT, Nitrous Express, Nirtrous Works, NOS, they all sell Wet Kits, you'll gain more HP and alot more torque than any pansy *** dry kit, + its safer
September-4th-2002, 02:53 PM
#5
Edmonton Protege Club
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
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Originally posted by Patio
DONT USE A DRY KIT ON THIS MOTOR!!!!!!
ZEX uses a dry system, i dont recommend it, i'd use any WET KIT, Nitrous Express, Nirtrous Works, NOS, they all sell Wet Kits, you'll gain more HP and alot more torque than any pansy *** dry kit, + its safer
DONT USE A DRY KIT ON THIS MOTOR!!!!!!
ZEX uses a dry system, i dont recommend it, i'd use any WET KIT, Nitrous Express, Nirtrous Works, NOS, they all sell Wet Kits, you'll gain more HP and alot more torque than any pansy *** dry kit, + its safer
Jay
September-4th-2002, 04:52 PM
#6
Always Flippin The Game
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Location: DFW, Texas
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Re: how bad is nitrous?
Originally posted by celticbass
i want car faster- ive seen turbo prices and nitrous pricees and the gigglle juice looks alot better than the turbo on the pocketbook. i want to run a low 45 or 50 hp with the kit- will this put lots of added wear on my car? also - what is a good kit to get for the pro.... whats everyone's opinion?
i want car faster- ive seen turbo prices and nitrous pricees and the gigglle juice looks alot better than the turbo on the pocketbook. i want to run a low 45 or 50 hp with the kit- will this put lots of added wear on my car? also - what is a good kit to get for the pro.... whats everyone's opinion?
It was a Zex dry setup running a 55 shot. Lesson: Nitrous can work, and will if done properly. Consult an expert.
September-5th-2002, 04:02 AM
#8
got boost? HELL NO!!!!!
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Originally posted by neuromancer
Didn't you do damage to your engine with your current setup?
Jay
Didn't you do damage to your engine with your current setup?
Jay
water got in through the CAI, motor got junked by the ins, got a "new" motor with 7K on it, and my old longblock is sitting in my garage
paid 100 bucks for the longblock + intake manifold,what am i going to do with it you say? oh, youll find out... when i get some fuggin cash! 
good attempt, sorry, it didnt work, Nitrous feels good, i think i need a shot
September-5th-2002, 08:09 AM
#9
Jedi Master Yoda
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Asheville NC
Posts: 528
Originally posted by Patio
nitrous hasnt done a damn thing to my motor but make it rev quicker, haha
water got in through the CAI, motor got junked by the ins, got a "new" motor with 7K on it, and my old longblock is sitting in my garage paid 100 bucks for the longblock + intake manifold,what am i going to do with it you say? oh, youll find out... when i get some fuggin cash!
good attempt, sorry, it didnt work, Nitrous feels good, i think i need a shot
nitrous hasnt done a damn thing to my motor but make it rev quicker, haha
water got in through the CAI, motor got junked by the ins, got a "new" motor with 7K on it, and my old longblock is sitting in my garage
paid 100 bucks for the longblock + intake manifold,what am i going to do with it you say? oh, youll find out... when i get some fuggin cash! good attempt, sorry, it didnt work, Nitrous feels good, i think i need a shot
September-5th-2002, 09:45 AM
#10
Edmonton Protege Club
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Posts: 405
Originally posted by Patio
nitrous hasnt done a damn thing to my motor but make it rev quicker, haha
water got in through the CAI, motor got junked by the ins, got a "new" motor with 7K on it, and my old longblock is sitting in my garage paid 100 bucks for the longblock + intake manifold,what am i going to do with it you say? oh, youll find out... when i get some fuggin cash!
good attempt, sorry, it didnt work, Nitrous feels good, i think i need a shot
nitrous hasnt done a damn thing to my motor but make it rev quicker, haha
water got in through the CAI, motor got junked by the ins, got a "new" motor with 7K on it, and my old longblock is sitting in my garage
paid 100 bucks for the longblock + intake manifold,what am i going to do with it you say? oh, youll find out... when i get some fuggin cash! good attempt, sorry, it didnt work, Nitrous feels good, i think i need a shot
Jay
September-5th-2002, 11:14 AM
#11
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well, i have been running the dry kit on mine since about november. ive only run out about 5 bottles, so not too much. so far, i have noticed no ill effects on my engine whatsoever. just my 2 pennies on that. the dry kit is easy to install and much more user friendly to those not experienced with n20.
ben
ben
September-5th-2002, 02:58 PM
#12
got boost? HELL NO!!!!!
Join Date: Jun 2002
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@ chdesign, u know i got love for ya man, 
my tranny, that was my n00bie shifting skills, my previous car was an automatic, i know, shame on me and my automatic history
anyway, semi-common problem, bent shift forks, that was the tranny deal, I think i've run out of things to **** up, haha.you can use a dry kit, but dyno it next to a wet kit, you wont have near as much torque and most likely less horsepower than the wet kit. I'll stand by that.
I dont recommend Dry Kits on MP3s, runs advanced timing, not very good when using a 65 shot or more. The Regular Protege/Protege5 2.0L doesnt run advanced timing, I smell a 75 shot, wet
, just make sure you get a new clutch - John
September-5th-2002, 04:56 PM
#13
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so for me( atuo trammy and n2o newbie), should go with a wet kit? my only concern is that this is my only car and i cant **** it all up. or should i steer clear from n2o all together?
September-5th-2002, 05:07 PM
#14
got boost? HELL NO!!!!!
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Originally posted by celticbass
so for me( atuo trammy and n2o newbie), should go with a wet kit? my only concern is that this is my only car and i cant **** it all up. or should i steer clear from n2o all together?
so for me( atuo trammy and n2o newbie), should go with a wet kit? my only concern is that this is my only car and i cant **** it all up. or should i steer clear from n2o all together?
September-5th-2002, 07:00 PM
#15
lost
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Location: Warren, MI
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what makes nos wet or dry? i found a kit by NOS called sneeky pete KIT CONTAINS: 10 OZ BOTTLE, NITROUS SOLONOID,NYLON NITROUS LINE,9 VOLT BATTERY HOLDER, WIRING & CONNECTORS, ASSORTED JETS. its only $264 I know next to nothing so i'm not sure if this is the kind of system i want or not. any help while i'm looking around would be great.