Been following this section pretty good since I got my 5.0 a few months ago and haven't seen any talk about nitrous on these engines. Is there a specific reason why? To someone like me who's a little leery of constant forced induction the gas seems like a safer compromise. Am I wrong? I'm definitely doing the tune and LT headers, but thought about maybe a 100 shot.

 

100 shot is fine, guy here in hawaii has 100 shot and it hauls. cheaper than FI too. personally I'm a FI guy.

 

Will it work with a manual?

 

Yes. But read up on it and get some information from your local shops/tuners, as you seem to be new to the idea of nitrous. Can be safe, but in the wrong hands it can be very detrimental to the engine (like any power adder).

 

yep, if you aren't experienced with it or get a cheap setup you can easily blow the engine. I'm sure with a good kit and you know what to do you'll have no problems with a safe/reasonable amount. I believe a 100shot is a good/safe size with a good tune. A good setup will cost over $2000 up to $4000. And then you need to fill up your bottle, I prefer always on/available power. (supercharger). Some people are a big fan of n2o and don't have issues. But I still wouldn't risk it considering the cylinder issues these engines have had, which is also why I'm done modding until the car is paid off.

 

I've had experience with it a while back but it was on f-bodies and carbed motors. The compression on those cars was lower than the 5.0 which is why I asked. It was also about 10 years ago. I found a JMS system that comes with the rpm window controller and think that may be the way to go. I'm not too keen on getting something that just has a WOT switch. Seems like a good way to just burn your tires off when launching and not as safe.

 

I would venture to guess that it is worse on the engine than a properly installed/tuned FI system due to the shock factor. Higher pressures on the combustion chambers add heat gradually (relative to NO2), where the NO2 cools the combustion chambers and then heats it up more during the detonation/expansion cycle. Great for power, not for the OEM powder-forged pistons.

 

But you could make the argument FI wears constantly on the engine.

Will I need a nitrous specific tune if I go that way?

 

Agreed, but I wouldn't expect to get as many passes from a nitrous set up vs a supercharger on a track only car. You can't beat the HP/$ ratio though.

Yes you will need a tune for that.

 

Should I be in the 11's with lt headers, off road pipe, tune/air, and the gas at a 100 shot?