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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 07:13 PM
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Wide-Open-Throttle = WOT
Old Nov 28, 2006 | 07:22 PM
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Wingman- Thanks for clearing that up.
Old Nov 28, 2006 | 07:29 PM
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without reading:

pro:more power
con:$1k

pro: faster
con: blown motor

pro:new motor
con: more money

pro:faster
con:not the fastest

pro:controls ego
con:wants more

pro:more=faster
con:still not fastest
Old Nov 28, 2006 | 07:48 PM
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Pro: initially cheaper than any other mod when dividing HP by dollar amount.

Con: $20 to refill the bottle each time
Old Nov 28, 2006 | 08:26 PM
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Where do you even have nitrous bottles filled... and can you buy extras that way you can just switch them out and dont have to keep getting one filled every time it runs out?
Old Nov 28, 2006 | 08:49 PM
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ORIGINAL: moosestang

Maybe if you are power shifting! If you lift your foot when you shift then how can nitrous cause a problem? All the kits i've seen spray at WOT only.

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with a 50 shot it wouldn't be more than a tickle on the engine. I would recommend a 75 shot if you wanna be safe anything over you need a tune. I am currently running a 150 shot, no problems yet. Of course it is all in the tune and knowing well your transmission. I have missed shifts 2x and nothing has yet to happen, I do know that missing shifts on nitrious is what specially get motors blown up or excessive wheel spin.

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Ever happened to you think you shift but it just hit one of the early bumps in the shifter? Or my other scenario was during a race, not wot shifting but I did a fast shift and missed a gear. Yeah doing slow shifts will minimize this completely but who is gonna slow shift on a race situation? Also I run 2 bottles due to my jet; sry to say but a nitrous engine gets more hp than a sc or turbo engine because it gets the entire hp woth of shot when you activate it. It is not incremential like a turbo or a sc. Last but not least 1k for a system is a ripoff.
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 08:54 PM
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Just wondering.. dont mean to jack the thread but its kind of relevant.. can one do FI and N2O?
Old Nov 28, 2006 | 09:00 PM
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ORIGINAL: moosestang

Pro: initially cheaper than any other mod when dividing HP by dollar amount.

Con: $20 to refill the bottle each time

wow... so how often does the bottle run out?
Old Nov 28, 2006 | 09:24 PM
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It may not be $20, but that's probably close. I read that a 10lb. bottle will last 5-6 1/4 mile passes with a 125hp jet. So a 75 shot might get you 8 or 9 passes.

It would last a while for me on the street because I don't get that many WOT opportunities.

Another con is you have to keep the bottle closed unless you know you're going to use it (just what i've read). That's probably to keep the solenoid from wearing out prematurely. They make remote bottle openers though, but now it starts getting pricey adding all this extra stuff.

Blinkage, you can buy an extra bottle, but they ain't cheap.

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Pro: initially cheaper than any other mod when dividing HP by dollar amount.

Con: $20 to refill the bottle each time

wow... so how often does the bottle run out?
Old Nov 28, 2006 | 09:37 PM
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Just wondering.. dont mean to jack the thread but its kind of relevant.. can one do FI and N2O?

Yes but the shot has to be lower such as a 25 or 50 shot because the gains will be more when running nitrous and f/i.



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