stock bottom end. how much cam i push it to??
10-13-2012, 10:45 PM
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Im in tough spot. I have a 99 T/A contertible. Just put a 80k mile bone stock LS1 in it. (headers and cat back too). I wanna spray... but i hear its violent. Someone please answer my dumb questions. How much can i spray before i blow something up? Whats safe? Ive been looking at the Zex wet 75-125 horse kit. Has a "nitrous managment" box that comes with it and supposedly keeps your motor from blowing up by keeping it in tune to some degree. Anyone know anything about that? Help me out. I dont wanna put a $500 nitrous kit in and blow up a $1500 engine in 5 minutes.
10-14-2012, 06:47 PM
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Im in tough spot. I have a 99 T/A contertible. Just put a 80k mile bone stock LS1 in it. (headers and cat back too). I wanna spray... but i hear its violent. Someone please answer my dumb questions. How much can i spray before i blow something up? Whats safe? Ive been looking at the Zex wet 75-125 horse kit. Has a "nitrous managment" box that comes with it and supposedly keeps your motor from blowing up by keeping it in tune to some degree. Anyone know anything about that? Help me out. I dont wanna put a $500 nitrous kit in and blow up a $1500 engine in 5 minutes.
200 IMHO will be at the edge.
I would use a 9 plug.
No rod bolts is what is going to kill you.
my car had them and bent a rod.
Buddies car had them and we were spraying quite a bit more then you, and it threw rods out of both sides of the block. pretty much destroyed every last piece on the motor.
how many miles on the bottom end?
I would use a 9 plug.
No rod bolts is what is going to kill you.
my car had them and bent a rod.
Buddies car had them and we were spraying quite a bit more then you, and it threw rods out of both sides of the block. pretty much destroyed every last piece on the motor.
how many miles on the bottom end?
10-14-2012, 07:31 PM
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Our heads(stage 1)/ms3/intake was prob making close to 500 to the tires.
So assuming you are 450+
Thats 550 at the crank, plus a 200(not sure what kit or jets, so RW or flywheel)
750 to 800 @ the crank is going to be rough on stock rods. Not saying it can't do it, I know it can. The question will be how long...
So assuming you are 450+
Thats 550 at the crank, plus a 200(not sure what kit or jets, so RW or flywheel)
750 to 800 @ the crank is going to be rough on stock rods. Not saying it can't do it, I know it can. The question will be how long...
10-15-2012, 01:13 AM
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Its got 80k on the whole engine... runs like a top... ive never sprayed before, but want to baaaaaddddd! Whats the best kit for what i need? Any ideas? I keep lookin at that zex kit.
10-15-2012, 01:16 AM
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My main concern is installing this kit even with the 75 horse jets, not having it tuned right, and blowing something sky high engine wise. NOBODY in my town runs nitrous, so i have no help here... And this is a town of 150,000 people. City status.
10-15-2012, 10:09 AM
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Our heads(stage 1)/ms3/intake was prob making close to 500 to the tires.
So assuming you are 450+
Thats 550 at the crank, plus a 200(not sure what kit or jets, so RW or flywheel)
750 to 800 @ the crank is going to be rough on stock rods. Not saying it can't do it, I know it can. The question will be how long...
So assuming you are 450+
Thats 550 at the crank, plus a 200(not sure what kit or jets, so RW or flywheel)
750 to 800 @ the crank is going to be rough on stock rods. Not saying it can't do it, I know it can. The question will be how long...
10-15-2012, 10:12 AM
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this might sound crazy but i went to 100 shot with my predator tuner not sure how much timing it advances but i hit it at least 20 time with no problems lol #6 plug 110 octane
10-15-2012, 10:34 AM
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lol wow. You got brass *****. lol im glad it didnt blow up on you tho haha. Brings me to one more question. If i get suddenly addicted to hittin the bottle (which im sure i will), is this gonna wear my motor out after 50 times? How many times is it safe to hit it generally? Assuming im only running somwhere between 75-150 well tuned...
10-15-2012, 10:50 AM
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lol wow. You got brass *****. lol im glad it didnt blow up on you tho haha. Brings me to one more question. If i get suddenly addicted to hittin the bottle (which im sure i will), is this gonna wear my motor out after 50 times? How many times is it safe to hit it generally? Assuming im only running somwhere between 75-150 well tuned...
10-15-2012, 02:16 PM
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lol wow. You got brass *****. lol im glad it didnt blow up on you tho haha. Brings me to one more question. If i get suddenly addicted to hittin the bottle (which im sure i will), is this gonna wear my motor out after 50 times? How many times is it safe to hit it generally? Assuming im only running somwhere between 75-150 well tuned...
A properly tuned 150 shot will live virtually forever. But as stated just keep up with the tune, especially with the weather getting cooler and you will be fine.
10-19-2012, 12:37 PM
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haven't been able to get my trans str8 sent the trans brake back for inspection and hope to solve that problem dieing to take the car out to tune
10-31-2012, 06:23 PM
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to be on the same subject im re-doing my nitrous setup...i had a nitro dave's single wet kit..upgrading to direct port...comes with 200 shot jets...ill probably do 150.
im to understand that ls1's have problems with rod bolts at higher rpm...7k+...i have my rev limiter set to 6500....wideband set from 3-6k...id shift around 62-6300...
how important are rod bolts and nitrous at these rpms tho???
also i understand the tremendous stress on the rods themselves and possibly blowing up...
like stated...why rod bolts? with lower rpms? if im spraying from 3-6k rpm why take my car over 7k rpm???
im to understand that ls1's have problems with rod bolts at higher rpm...7k+...i have my rev limiter set to 6500....wideband set from 3-6k...id shift around 62-6300...
how important are rod bolts and nitrous at these rpms tho???
also i understand the tremendous stress on the rods themselves and possibly blowing up...
like stated...why rod bolts? with lower rpms? if im spraying from 3-6k rpm why take my car over 7k rpm???