fastbird02

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just picked up a complete zex kit #82380 for pennies. my question is as a nitrous noob should I try to hook it up to my 02 ws6 or sell it and look more towards the dry 100 shot I was really looking for?

thanks,
Bruce

armyboyatc

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My experience with Zex leads me to tell you to flip it for some extra money and buy a nice kit.

fastbird02

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wow that bad huh?

HCI2000SS

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I'm more of a NOS or NX fan, but running a small 100 (and since you got it for really cheap) it should be fine. Not sure how universal the kit is though. You might need differnt lenght lines and stuff

My6speedZ

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Have one and it will work find, you'll never install anything more simple or easy. It works off 0-5v tap it into TPS and you're ready to rock. The thing about the lines is most likely a none issue. They give you a lot more than you need to give you enough to go under the car and mount the bottle where ever you want.

armyboyatc

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I was saying the kit will work, I used to have one but I moved to the nitrous outlet stuff and I never looked back.

My6speedZ

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For simple use and smallish shots they are great. I think the get an unfair rap. I dont pretend that if you need a nitrous kit for competitive racing and large shots I would use NX or IS someone like that.

armyboyatc

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I feel like I read somewhere that their kits were rated at fwhp vs other kits that are rated more towards rear wheel horsepower. Maybe it was that they over rate their kits. Something funny was up with them and it turned me off.

My Zex kit worked but that nitrous outlet kit put it to shame. Nitrous outlet just builds a better product.

My6speedZ

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The one that comes with the NMU (solenoid box) has small solenoids, it is only good for about 150 shot realistically.

armyboyatc

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Yeah I agree with you but I'm thinkin there is something else up with it along the lines I was sayin earlier.

OP just do lots of research before you bolt it on. Everyone is of the opinion that its relatively user friendly and easy to install and it works but use the search and google and form your own opinion. It doesn't really matter what we think, it's what you think. It's goin on your car. I just don't think you're gonna get much further with this thread because its not the most common LS setup out there.

We like those big *** trash can solenoids that we will never use but look cool as ****. Hard lines, purge solenoids, plate systems and direct port kits........ Lol

dannyz

I ran a Zex kit on my car for years, [75 shot with a zex window switch plus bottle heater]. It was super easy to hook up and it never let me down. I switched to a nitrous outlet system and gave the Zex kit to a friend who installed it on hiss '99 Mustang gt. He has been running it for 2 years now. With a prior best of 13.45 et the zex kit dropped him to a 12.85. He was more then happy with his "free mod". lol
So between two owners that kit has lasted 6 years between 2 owners. I would call that respectable.
And yes, Zex rates their nitrous kits at the flywheel.

armyboyatc

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Thanks Danny. I knew I wasn't crazy lol.

So your 100 shot is like an 80 shot basically.

My6speedZ

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Yes I should have made that clear, you can only get about 150wheel out of the small solenoid box NMU. They say 175hp but you can run a jet calculator and see what those jets are actually putting out. You can also go a little bit higher than the 175 they say but not much before you just reach the physical limits of that NMU box.

armyboyatc

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In my experience, I tend to shy away from pushing nitrous parts to their limit. That's just my personal preference though.

fastbird02

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so has anyone used this exact kit before?

package252

I have that kit on my car now a 99 trans am. i have had it for about a month and i like it. i felt it was a good kit for me to start out with being as this was my first time using nitrous.

NitrousExpress

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That kit will work just fine on your car! 100 shot will make your car run great. Glad you got a good deal, if you have any questions about anything, just let me know.

-Garrett