hitsman10

I know this isnt the right place to post this but i just wanted to get everyones opinion about this. SoI just got done finishing up getting everything for my vortech supercharger. My question is will i be safe running 8 psi and a 50 or 75 shot of nitrous?

ASUSMC

Maybe depending on the tune. The hotter it gets the safer it would be for the car. A 50 wet shot would actually gain you more power in the summer than a wet shot in the winter especially with a boosted, non intercooled application. It would cool the cylinder walls down allowing the car to not heat to excessively and creating more power, safer.

nanaki

if you're running an after/intercooler, i wouldn't do it. you'll already be right around the ~400RWHP mark. anything more and you'll be on borrowed time. if you're sitting at like ~350, you can get away with like a 25 shot, which will probably give you about 50HP.

Sap

I would say yes, at 8 PSI you should see 340-365 (non intercooled) at the wheels, and with a 50 shot you will get about 75hp gain which puts you over 420 at the wheels, which I consider to be treading lightly. However with a good tune and only occasional use you'll be fine, I dont' think going over a 50 shot would be safe.

E.

nanaki

see.. that's what would worry me the most. you'd have to run a flip chip to switch between the nitrous ready and the non-nitrous tunes. what if you forget you're on the nitrous tune and you hit it and the bottle isn't open and ready to spray? seems a little risky. if you want that extra 40-50HP, get methanol. much cheaper to refill and you can get great numbers. also very cost effective.

hitsman10

well prolem with the meth is i already have the nitrous in the car and have only had it in there for about 3 months so i dont want to just not use it. Also its a none intercooled setup, and wouldnt i not need to switch between a nitrous tune if enough timing was pulledand or fuel was added for the superchrager?

hitsman10

also with just running a 25/ 50 shot wouldnt that require no timing retart, or added of fuel?

nanaki

you'd have to get your car thrown on a dyno and have them check out your AF with and without. if you lean out with the nitrous on then when you have it off, you're probably going to need multiple tunes. you'll have to go get it dyno tuned anyway with the blower. ask them what they think about the situation.

i dunno, nitrous kits have a good resale value on them. you can get quite a bit for a used one. you can get a meth kit with the money you get from selling the nitrous, and it's only $2 to refill it and you'll have that power all the time.

Sap

It seems Methanol injection is the way to go, however you may just consider getting an intercooler. I personally like methanol injection and think its a great cost effective way to intercool, but with ebay intercoolers + piping kits around 500, you can intercool for the same price as meth injection. However, I'm no expert on pricing so if you can get a meth kit for cheaper then dont hold me to it.

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rainydayracing

He said 420