New Mod?
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Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 4,687
From: Nashville/Knoxville, Tennessee
RE: New Mod?
ORIGINAL: Tylus
why does everyone on this site love nitrous? do the motor work first, pipes, tuner. then look to nitrous. that **** will eat your pistons and cause premature motor failure
why does everyone on this site love nitrous? do the motor work first, pipes, tuner. then look to nitrous. that **** will eat your pistons and cause premature motor failure
i run a 125 shot on a hemi, which has aluminum pistons in it stock... which is worse than what these mustangs have, no problems what so ever. it can cause motor failure faster but that is if you dont know what your doing.
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From: Hawaii
RE: New Mod?
it is better to build the basics of your motor, than go for the cheaper fix. You'll always need tunes, headers, better/no cats, good pipes, intake, head work, cams?, forced induction. these are proven power gainers.
nitrous is a power gainer, true, but it gets the job done at the expense of your motor.
no tune = lean motor = piston getting eaten
tune = money, but most people with nitrous kits are too cheap to spend the extra money
that is exactly what I'm talking about. most people are going to buya nitrous kit, install it, and go drive with it. they won't tune it. worse yet, is those people who drive with it all the time constantly using it. nothing against those who use it, but I think nitrous is a RICER fad that got popularized by Fast 'n Furious. build your motor first, then start looking at nitrous. a nice S/C or Turbo would be better though, same bang, but it's constant power, not button power.
a guy in my division bought a 01 Bullit that looked stock except for the Flowmastes and CAI. 2 months later the #5 and #8 cylinder **** the bed. when we took it apart, we discovered someone had very cleverly removed their nitrous system. they had been running lean and the cylinders were shot. he had to get a new block due to the damage. ended up costing him $6k plus
nitrous is a power gainer, true, but it gets the job done at the expense of your motor.
no tune = lean motor = piston getting eaten
tune = money, but most people with nitrous kits are too cheap to spend the extra money
ORIGINAL: racer02GTstang
it can cause motor failure faster but that is if you dont know what your doing.
it can cause motor failure faster but that is if you dont know what your doing.
a guy in my division bought a 01 Bullit that looked stock except for the Flowmastes and CAI. 2 months later the #5 and #8 cylinder **** the bed. when we took it apart, we discovered someone had very cleverly removed their nitrous system. they had been running lean and the cylinders were shot. he had to get a new block due to the damage. ended up costing him $6k plus
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RE: New Mod?
Alright so how much louder is it going to be if I end up going with LT's and a catted midpipe? I have the MAC cat-back and I just want to know if it's going to be obnoxiously loud? I want my exhaust to definitely be louder but I want to be able to have a conversation while driving with the windows down.
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Joined: May 2005
Posts: 2,518
From: NY
RE: New Mod?
half of you are saying long tubes and don't even have them. I made the mistake of buying them instead of spending the money elsewhere. they hit every bump, I had to put in a new clutch which costed an additional labor fee because the header was in the way, they started leaking so now its gonna cost me an arm and a leg to get in there and tighten the bolts and maybe have to put in a new gasket, and nobody wants to buy or do work on a car with these longtubes on them.
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RE: New Mod?
ORIGINAL: Tylus
it is better to build the basics of your motor, than go for the cheaper fix. You'll always need tunes, headers, better/no cats, good pipes, intake, head work, cams?, forced induction. these are proven power gainers.
nitrous is a power gainer, true, but it gets the job done at the expense of your motor.
no tune = lean motor = piston getting eaten
tune = money, but most people with nitrous kits are too cheap to spend the extra money
that is exactly what I'm talking about. most people are going to buya nitrous kit, install it, and go drive with it. they won't tune it. worse yet, is those people who drive with it all the time constantly using it. nothing against those who use it, but I think nitrous is a RICER fad that got popularized by Fast 'n Furious. build your motor first, then start looking at nitrous. a nice S/C or Turbo would be better though, same bang, but it's constant power, not button power.
a guy in my division bought a 01 Bullit that looked stock except for the Flowmastes and CAI. 2 months later the #5 and #8 cylinder **** the bed. when we took it apart, we discovered someone had very cleverly removed their nitrous system. they had been running lean and the cylinders were shot. he had to get a new block due to the damage. ended up costing him $6k plus
it is better to build the basics of your motor, than go for the cheaper fix. You'll always need tunes, headers, better/no cats, good pipes, intake, head work, cams?, forced induction. these are proven power gainers.
nitrous is a power gainer, true, but it gets the job done at the expense of your motor.
no tune = lean motor = piston getting eaten
tune = money, but most people with nitrous kits are too cheap to spend the extra money
ORIGINAL: racer02GTstang
it can cause motor failure faster but that is if you dont know what your doing.
it can cause motor failure faster but that is if you dont know what your doing.
a guy in my division bought a 01 Bullit that looked stock except for the Flowmastes and CAI. 2 months later the #5 and #8 cylinder **** the bed. when we took it apart, we discovered someone had very cleverly removed their nitrous system. they had been running lean and the cylinders were shot. he had to get a new block due to the damage. ended up costing him $6k plus
I agree with everything you are saying.
FWIW what gave away the fact that the car had been running N02?
IOW what did the other guy leave behind that helped you discover it?
TIA