Ryan wrote:First off, Kudos for being 16 and not a douche bag.
Second, you realize nitrous is not legal for a street vehicle?
Third, you know you are stupid for wanting to use nitrous on the street?
Fourth, we always suggest wet kits.
Fifth, have you heard of the KLZE? That would cost you around $700-1000 and give you a reliable and constant 70hp upgrade.
Sixth, as I understand it, larger exhaust with nitrous won't give you any gains. Not noticeable, I'd think. You wouldn't want to go more than 2.25 for the 1.8 or even 2.5, unless you're boosting or love to drive at 7k.
Seventh, "50 shot" or "100 shot" refers to the supposed WHP gained with the nitrous.
Ryan,
I guess I should start off by thanking you for a) replying to my post and b) realizing I am not a douchebag. I do have responses to what you have said though (in a totally non-douchebaggy way).
From the glance at your post count, name, etc... I noticed you are not from the United States (unless I read incorrectly, sorry). In the US it actually is completely legal to have nitrous in your car as long as the hose is "disconnected from the bottle." If you interpret this correctly, it basically means don't go blasting around town using nitrous. I will now merge your third point into this paragraph while still addressing the second. Of course, if you were using nitrous on the street and you got caught, there is a possibility you could get away with it (who knows, I've never had NOS in my car and been caught, plus, I am hiding my tank and my switches), but yes, you, as in the person doing the act, are "stupid" for using nitrous on the street. In my original post, I do believe that I never stated where I would be using the nitrous kit, so it really isn't fair to call me "stupid" for assuming that I would be doing something that stupid, haha. If I must justify myself for you, I want to put a nitrous kit in my car so I can start going out to the local drag strip (which is a certified NHRA track) and do some quarter mile runs in tournaments and maybe some bracket racing (even if the nitrous could make bracket racing more difficult, I don't have to use it).
Alright, got it about the wet kits. After I posted, I did some more thorough reading and read up and the general consensus is that wet kits have taken over. But can I still use a Microswitch with a wet kit?
Yes, I am ever so aware of the KLZE. I would LOVE to put one in my car, but like you said, they are from $700-$1000 (I've seen them for up to $1500) and then having someone do the swap for me could cost up to $1000. I need some validation on this, but I was told that with the KLZE, you cannot use A/C. If this is true, it is completely out of the question for me; Texas is way too hot. I am also ASSUMING (please correct me if I am wrong) that the KLZE would decrease fuel economy; another big turn off. Finally, I would love to have a 70hp boost all the time, but to get that I could end up spending close or more than $2000. For less than half of that, I could have a system installed that gives me about the same amount of power whenever I need it. Even with all that said, I would die for a KLZE.
I didn't think that the exhaust would really play a role in the nitrous' job, but before I starting to even ponder nitrous, I had already allotted money for 2.5" catback exhaust and a new direct flow muffler. And why yes, I do enjoy tooling around town at 7,000 RPMs.
Lastly, thank you for clarifying the definition of "shot", and thank you for all of your feedback.
A question still sits in my mind though.... Purge Valve? A necessity? Enlighten me.
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