Redline5th

Hell no! Mash the throttle!![/QUOTE] </P>


So I repeat my question! what happens if you shift and you drop lower then 2.5k?</P>

Jugador1

if im not mistaken you let off the juice at redline.

brockleew

Most N2O systems are very safe now a-days. Just pay attention to what kit you get. Kits now adays should include and WoT switch, and rpm window switch(which disengages N2O if below a certain RPM), a toggle switch to activate the system, and a fuel pressure safety switch. With those relays and switches in the system, you cant ever go wrong. Unless a ya got a sticky open relay, then yer pucked

Redline5th

oh ok so it won't kick in till I'm above that certain rpm?! Gottcha!

jeep45238

Window RPM's are rare in a kit. But you can still buy them.

Drop below 2.5K RPM while shifting and wanna use nitrous? Boy, you ain't racing if that's the case, so I don't see the need for it.

yellow02

nitrious is cheaper i think its the best bang for your your buck all u need is like a 100 shot and u r good to go make sure u get someone who know what they r doing to install it if it is installed right chances r less likely to blow your engine up sc r loud and your car dont really get the full affect of the sc unless its cold so i would save myself about 1500 to 2000 buck and buy the DOPE

gdear66

I feel a S/C is the better option. For starters, how many of you are actually building a race car? For those of us who use our cars daily and aren't just running the trackN2O isn't practical. If anyone is actually using nitrous to street race, well eventually you can post on this forum from your hospital bed or worse no longer post at all. Secondly, nitrous is highly combustible, hence its desirable effects on the engine. In the event of a car wreck there is potential for an explosion, same as with gasoline, but the old saying of why add fuel to a fire comes to mind.</P>


A S/C adds HP and torque, can be kept cool with an intercooler, and in daily driving situations is more practical. It provides great extra HP when needed on the road and doesn't have to be "shot" in. It is more controllable and reliable. Like Brock said, you get a sticky relay and you're pucked.</P>


Yes a S/C is more expensive but hasn't anyone ever heard of you get what you pay for? It is a tried and true technology that has been studied and refined over many years. Nitrous is a new technology with a rocky past. People have made strives to make it safer, but there is a long way to go.</P>

vfast

well i would use nitrous on and older engine as it will save you some $$$ to use on another engine as then you can add a S/C and have the nitrous for back up... nitrous is good as it'a aON DEMAND....and you can run stock around all week...the S/C will run at a few pounds of boost @ 65mph....on base kits nitrous would be around 100-125hp and the S/C will be 50-85hp. (nos) has an cooling effect as a S/C does not.. both are hard on pistons,head gasket and ring landings..nitrous can be adjusted more for your driving habits...a bad the with notrous once you buy the kit you still have to make trips to have the bottle filled..hope this helps

nostang

Nitrous has been around for a long time,they used it in World War II,(that was in the 1940's for you youngsters,)on the fighter planes so they could climb better at high altitude.I would recomend nos on a street car thats not raced every weekend,with nos you don't have a sc spinning all the time heating up the air,no extra belts to tighten and shred,no holes in your oil pan,no extra weight on the front end,and if you want an extra 150hp with a sc and it takes 50hp to spin the blower then your motor needs to make an extra 200hp.Nos is also more stealthy.I have never heard of an nos bottle bursting in an accident,nos is not really flammable like gasoline,think of it as an oxygen tank not a gas tank.Nos will add a boat load more torque at lower rpm's than a blower will because if you have a 100 horse shot on your car,you have 100 extra horsepower immediatly when the nos is turned on,wheather it's at 2500rpm or 5000rpm,with centrifigal superchargers the horsepower rating is usually at max rpm,not down low where you launching your car.The window switches turn the nos on at low rpm's and off at high rpm's,and are adjustible.If you only need the extra power a couple times a week then why have the blower spinning all the time wasting gas?If you get nos instead of a blower then the $2000 you save can buy a nice set of heads to make some really good naturally asperated power.Well,just my 2 cents worth.<IMG src=smileys/smiley1.gif border="0">

03SVTcobraa

Ok guys. We're all entitled to our own opinions, and obviously telling my piece has no effect, for this topic comes up way too often. Like I've always said before, a s/c is the best way to go for many obviously evident reasons. First of all, how do you get that a s/c is "harder" on internals? Do you know what a s/c is??? Forced air into the intake. How harmful can that be!?!?! Come on, compare that to nitrous. an immediate cold shot to an already heated motor? And if one little thing goes wrong, you are in a big mess. There are so many "extras" that go along with nos that you have to worry about.With a bower, install it, and never worry about it the way you do with nitrous. and while not at full throttle, a s/c does not hardly turn, only mildly to provide a better airflow, therefore increasing your daily mpg, and not harming anything else AT ALL.Is that not a plus??? And about s/c not increasing bottom end torque... are you crazy!?!? Visit any s/c manufacturers website, and they will tell you all about the gains you get with each system. Vortech S-trim - 80 ft/lbs increase. That's awesome. And nitrous doesnt even engage off the line, does it? So how is it going to help getting off the line at all? All nitrous does is help the pulling power after the car has already taken off. I'm definitely not an expert on nitrous, but I know enough to know what is the best way to go. Like the famous old saying, "You get what you pay for inlife". Pay the extra bucks and buy a s/c and save your motor. I've seen quite a few motors blown up with nitrous, and I wouldn't reccommend this stuff to any street car. So many things go along with nitrous that can mess up. S/c is so much easier, and you DEFINITELY get MUCH more benefits with forced air induction. Just my $.02