nitrous and pistons
02-18-2004, 03:47 PM
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nitrous and pistons
i have a almost stock 97gt engine and i wanna run a nitrous kit...some people are telling me that i will fry my pistons..... how can i go about it so i dont mess my motor up?
02-18-2004, 03:50 PM
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RE: nitrous and pistons
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i have a almost stock 97gt engine and i wanna run a nitrous kit...some people are telling me that i will fry my pistons..... how can i go about it so i dont mess my motor up?
i have a almost stock 97gt engine and i wanna run a nitrous kit...some people are telling me that i will fry my pistons..... how can i go about it so i dont mess my motor up?
02-18-2004, 04:07 PM
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RE: nitrous and pistons
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i know we have covered it i am just worried bout messing the engine up.....the mileage is aroud 77000.
i know we have covered it i am just worried bout messing the engine up.....the mileage is aroud 77000.
02-18-2004, 05:22 PM
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RE: nitrous and pistons
If not done correctly, sure you could melt a piston. If there is a system malfunction, sure you could melt a piston. If installed correctly, all the safeguards are in place you should be A OK. There is a very good book available at any speed shop by Joe Pettitt, called "How to Install and Use Nitrous". It covers the subject in great detail, and anyone who runs N2O should read it. Spark plugs (those with narrow long ground straps should NEVER be used) Hobbs switches, timing retards and so on are all covered. Even after running N2O now for 8 years on 2 different cars, he has probably forgotten more than I know.
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02-18-2004, 07:22 PM
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RE: nitrous and pistons
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If not done correctly, sure you could melt a piston. If there is a system malfunction, sure you could melt a piston. If installed correctly, all the safeguards are in place you should be A OK. There is a very good book available at any speed shop by Joe Pettitt, called "How to Install and Use Nitrous". It covers the subject in great detail, and anyone who runs N2O should read it. Spark plugs (those with narrow long ground straps should NEVER be used) Hobbs switches, timing retards and so on are all covered. Even after running N2O now for 8 years on 2 different cars, he has probably forgotten more than I know.
Ron
If not done correctly, sure you could melt a piston. If there is a system malfunction, sure you could melt a piston. If installed correctly, all the safeguards are in place you should be A OK. There is a very good book available at any speed shop by Joe Pettitt, called "How to Install and Use Nitrous". It covers the subject in great detail, and anyone who runs N2O should read it. Spark plugs (those with narrow long ground straps should NEVER be used) Hobbs switches, timing retards and so on are all covered. Even after running N2O now for 8 years on 2 different cars, he has probably forgotten more than I know.
Ron
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