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Old 05-13-2007, 04:24 AM
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Default What To Buy Next, Nitrous Or Headers???

Alright guys I got about 300 extra bucks to spend now, after I get my gears installed and my windows retinted, so I'm debating on a nitrous kit or a set of bbk headers, or any kind of headers I can get, how hard is the install on each though? I found a good deal on a compucar nitrous kit for 250 bucks and some bbk shorty headers for 200, so my question is, which should i get?
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Old 05-13-2007, 04:28 AM
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hmmm 15hp if your lucky or 100+..... thats a tough one
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Don't waste your $$ on shorty headers....you will not have any gains. With a good nitrous kit and decent tires, you can easily be running mid 12's on a 100 shot. It all depends on what you want.
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Old 05-13-2007, 04:37 AM
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i dont know too much about nitrous i'd hate to screw something up you know, there is a WOT switch or something right? i'd probably get that, but is compucar a decent kit?
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Old 05-13-2007, 04:58 AM
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i dont know too much about nitrous i'd hate to screw something up you know, there is a WOT switch or something right? i'd probably get that, but is compucar a decent kit?
WOT switch
Fuel pressure saftey switch
window switch
purge
bottle heater

everything really needed plus some new plugs+fuel filter to be up and running safely.. Also throwing it on the dyno to check a/f and as long as it looks good, you're set.. Oh and purge isn't really "needed", but dammit it looks great..
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Old 05-13-2007, 05:00 AM
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i say headers, u will feel an improvement and hear an improvement. plus, you wont have to worry about blowin up ur engine
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Old 05-13-2007, 05:05 AM
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shorty headers are crap... if you get headers on your stang, only go with long tubes... if not, get the nitrous... it is pretty safe if used right.
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**** headers... get that 100+ horse power for less money.
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Old 05-13-2007, 11:03 AM
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save up more money and either get longtube headers or nitrous. if you get n2o then theres alot of safetyaccessories you SHOULD get and will cost you $500+.

there plenty of info on nitrous here so just do some searching
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save up a little more and get some BBK LT headers. for the money you cant go wrong with BBK
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