what does a NANO system actually do
like bobdole said, it maintains contsant pressure by filling the empty space of the bottle with air as you spray, kinda think of it like a caulking gun..thats the easiest way i can explain it
You can use nitrogen or air, I use air in mine, just a hint of advice, don't go crazy on purging with NANO, it emptys much faster then without.
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The air we breath is almost 80% nitrogen at sea also nitrogen is more consistent because it dosent expand nearly as much with temp as just regular "air"
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Basically if you make a motor pull and say you make 401 on motor then ya make a nitrous pull (100 shot) you will see 501 give or take a few horse power from soon as you start squirting till when you shut it down. The power will never fall off since it has something keeping the pressure constant (nano). The nice thing about nano is you can make back to back pulls / dyno, street, track and the shot will always stay the same since you don't have to worry about bottle pressure dropping off. If you get nano call or PM Brad about jetting. It's a little different
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Why use it? If pressure drop or loss of product flow is your concern go to a bigger bottle. I'm assuming your using this at the drag strip. I haven't personally used it but I race with most of the top dogs in the country on nos and have spoke to them about it and none of them recommend it and yes some have tried it. I spray 600 plus off the transbrake on a 15 lb bottle in the 1/8 and 1/4. We datalog the nitrous pressure the entire run and weigh our bottles before and after each pass. Spend your money on the bigger bottle. That being said I'm sure some guys here have it and love it and that's all good but trust me when I tell you that if it was an advantage you would see it on all the heavy hitters cars in drag racing but you don't. Good luck on which ever way you decide.
Why use it? If pressure drop or loss of product flow is your concern go to a bigger bottle. I'm assuming your using this at the drag strip. I haven't personally used it but I race with most of the top dogs in the country on nos and have spoke to them about it and none of them recommend it and yes some have tried it. I spray 600 plus off the transbrake on a 15 lb bottle in the 1/8 and 1/4. We datalog the nitrous pressure the entire run and weigh our bottles before and after each pass. Spend your money on the bigger bottle. That being said I'm sure some guys here have it and love it and that's all good but trust me when I tell you that if it was an advantage you would see it on all the heavy hitters cars in drag racing but you don't. Good luck on which ever way you decide.
I understand what your saying, but nano has its place. Even if you go to a bigger bottle the nano system will still let you use up most of the bottle while maintaining consistent pressure. With out it your limited to about half of a bottle before the pressure starts dropping. To each is own I guess...
All big nitrous racers, change bottles every pass anyways and usually have a good amount with them so that is not needed for them either. They also usually have a water box for heat and that works very easily to keep pressure constant while waiting to go in the car.
They are more oriented to the ordinary weekend racer or street guy where there is less to worry about and usually only have one bottle with them. But I know of racers usually them and liking them. Although pusher systems are mostly outlawed in most heads up classes.
Thanks for the tech info Kieth.
We recently received a NANO kit and will be testing its ins and outs on my car. It will be a great tech article on your ordinary nitrous small shot lsx car. Look for it in the upcoming months.
They are more oriented to the ordinary weekend racer or street guy where there is less to worry about and usually only have one bottle with them. But I know of racers usually them and liking them. Although pusher systems are mostly outlawed in most heads up classes.
Thanks for the tech info Kieth.
We recently received a NANO kit and will be testing its ins and outs on my car. It will be a great tech article on your ordinary nitrous small shot lsx car. Look for it in the upcoming months.
Not having the NANO also allows some of us a little safety margin. For example, the tuneup in my car is pretty aggressive. As I get down to the top end of the track, the loss of pressure richens the kit up some, making the tune up a little closer to "normal" logic while allowing me to be very aggressive with jetting down low (to the eighth). Just another thought