This kid that keeps IMing me insists that a Wet kit with 150 jets is the right move to go for him on his bolt-on (catback, TB, cai) car... I told him to go for a dry 100-jet kit instead due to it's ease of installation and tune, but he disagrees and says he doesn't want to hurt his motor. What do you guys think? What are the general benefits and drawbacks of each system to an almost stock car like his?

 

IMO, a wet kit is far easier to tune then a dry kit. If he has bolt on's, depending on what they are, he might also need injectors with a dry kit. I have had 2 dry kits and both ran lean. With my wet kit, all I have to do is change a fuel jet and I'm all set.

 

I have the same setup as you but with out the nitrous....What besides the tnt-F1 did you have to add to make the nitrous SAFE

 

nitrous doesnt hurt the motor, stupidity hurts the motor. wet kit, get a purge, rpm window switch, bottle warmer, remote opener. dry kit, you dont really need the purge, but its always worth the added security. oh...and tires that arne't stock.

sounds like your buddy just has a bad case of sand in the vagina. get him a moist towellet to get that **** outta there. Nitrous is a great mod. it really is the best bang for the buck, and its only gonna cause problems if your buddy is slightly retarded.

 

wen i was into imports last year i couldnt stress that point enough. everyone was always telling me that my car was going to 'blow a head gasket' or 'drop a transmission' as a result of a 50 shot that was only used on the drag strip once a month. there are alot of myths about nitrous, but IMO its one of the best mods out there for any sports car.

 

The only things I have done are I added a intank fuel pump because my inline wasn't enough. Other then that, thats pretty much it. The rest of the stuff such as a window switch, heater, opener (I don't belive in) are all **** that isn't even questionable IMO. If you don't have a heater and a window switch, you are a moron in my book. I don't use a opener because I can just open my hatch and turn on my bottle when I know I am going to spray. Most of the time if I know I will use it, I open the bottle at the begining of the night and close her up when I get home.

 

Thanks for the info guys

 

Uhhh ... a purge isn't a 'security measure' ... it gets the air out of the line so the shot hits harder/quicker.

To answer your question camaro, on a small shot like that either of them would be fine. A stock car / fuel system can easily handle a 100ish dry shot with little or no effort. A wet shot is good for larger shots, as it will stop the car from running lean, which is the major concern when running nitrous.

- simple wet system ... adds fuel and nitrous into the intake ...
------ up side is that it is great for larger shots and hits harder (weeeee) ... downside is that it can pool in the intake if you run it at too low of an RPM and explode, and hits harder (more broken parts).

- simple dry system ... just nitrous is added, usually before the MAF.
------ very simple to install, easy to use, and comparitively safe when running a smaller shot. Downside is that the shot size is limited by the stock fuel system, and you run more of a risk of running lean.

- direct port system .... ohhh baby hold on.

Personally, I would tell your friend to go with a dry shot if he was planning on spraying under around 100hp on a stock car such as that one. If he wishes to spray over that amount, he should probably go with a wet system.