Is it safe
You should be fine spraying gears 1-4 on the a6, not sure about 5th, definately not 6th. Also it should not matter if you spray 2nd, skip 3rd, then spray 4th. Although Im not understanding the logic behind that, care to explain?
Trending Topics
5th & 6th gear are over drive gears, meaning they are lower than 1:1, wich puts heavy strain on parts. It's normally not recomended to use nitrous in the over drive gears. If the tranny was built, then you might be ok spraying 5th, but I still would not spray 6th. I still don't think anybody understands your logic behind skipping 3rd gear? I can see locking out 1st gear for traction purposes and spraying 2nd, 3rd, 4th.
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Pouria Savadkouei
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes
Verdad Gallardo
Awesome K5 Blazer Restomod Comes With C7 Corvette Power
Verdad Gallardo
10 Camaros You Should Never Buy
10 LS Engine Myths That Refuse to Die
Verdad Gallardo
Thread Starter
On The Tree
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 137
Likes: 0
yeah but I heard spraying 1st gear nitrous isnt good for the engine or tranny on a STOCK motor
what I meant isnt skiping a gear I mean if a window switch is programmed to shut off at 6300 rpm and I shift at 6500rpm so it the nitrous will shut off and reopen agian at 2nd gear at 3000rpm
what I meant isnt skiping a gear I mean if a window switch is programmed to shut off at 6300 rpm and I shift at 6500rpm so it the nitrous will shut off and reopen agian at 2nd gear at 3000rpm
Last edited by G8GT7; Nov 10, 2009 at 05:58 PM.
Herd from who? Explain how it's hard on the motor? The only 2 reason's that I am aware of not to spray
1st gear is;
1) Traction
2) To keep from killing the stock trans and rear on the launch.(the g8 trans and rear is good to around 600hp, so this should not be an issue on a 100 shot bolton g8)
On The Tree
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 182
Likes: 0
From: Spring TX
Guest
Posts: n/a
2. There is no problem in doing this. It's basically how a window switch works. You set a parameter of 3000rpm activation to 6300rpm deactivation and you shift @ 6500rpms..............the switch will activate the nitrous under WOT @ 3000rpms and then cut off when you reach 6300rpms you make the shift and then the nitrous reactivates after the rpm drop.
On The Tree
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 182
Likes: 0
From: Spring TX
1. You can spray through the shift but i'd steer away from that casue if something were to go wrong -( Like missing a shift )- and you hit the revlimiter it has the potential to cause a problem. I'd put a window switch on it to be safe.
2. There is no problem in doing this. It's basically how a window switch works. You set a parameter of 3000rpm activation to 6300rpm deactivation and you shift @ 6500rpms..............the switch will activate the nitrous under WOT @ 3000rpms and then cut off when you reach 6300rpms you make the shift and then the nitrous reactivates after the rpm drop.
2. There is no problem in doing this. It's basically how a window switch works. You set a parameter of 3000rpm activation to 6300rpm deactivation and you shift @ 6500rpms..............the switch will activate the nitrous under WOT @ 3000rpms and then cut off when you reach 6300rpms you make the shift and then the nitrous reactivates after the rpm drop.
Just like kinglt1 said, you can spray 1st gear just fine in your application, given traction. I also wouldn't spray under 3k.
Spraying 5th is iffy... I spray 5th all the time. BUT it COULD lead to some problems. Definately don't spray 6th.
What you described is exactly what a window switch does. A window switch is basically just a safety zone to back up for your WOT switch in case you miss a shift or something similar. It would not be smart to not run one.
And please, do NOT spray "through" shifts.
Are you spraying your car right now or just thinking about it or what?
Spraying 5th is iffy... I spray 5th all the time. BUT it COULD lead to some problems. Definately don't spray 6th.
And please, do NOT spray "through" shifts.
Are you spraying your car right now or just thinking about it or what?
Thread Starter
On The Tree
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 137
Likes: 0
I have a A6 tranny why it isnt safe to through shifts
what you mean by when you let off the throttle to shift
can I do it by a window switch let say I lock it at 6300rpm and shift at 6500rpm is it will shut off and reopen again