Wet or Dry Shot....
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Wet or Dry Shot.... So I've read up on all the info for spray. & I found a local guy that I might be trading my LS6 intake to for his dry nitrous kit. But after reading & having people highly suggest going with a wet kit, now I'm a little nervous & confused on what I should do. I've never used spray before or know to much about it. So that's where I heard would be best to go the dry shot way.. But also heard its more dangerous for something to go wrong & my engine go boom.. If anyone can give me some more incite Id appreciate it!
Nitrous is a safe as you make it in either application. A dry kit is simple and effective but does not add any fuel so make sure your fuel system is up to the task like pump, rail, injectors. If anyone fails you'll have a bad day. With a dry you cant have a nitrous backfire in the intake because there is no added fuel to puddle up. Ive heard mixed opinions on tuning for a dry shot. Some say you wont need one if you spray before the maf sensor because it'll compensate extra fuel others say its mandatory and kind of tricky to tune. Most people say do not spray above a 100 shot on a dry system.
With a wet kit fuel is mixed with the nitrous in the intake. If using a nozzle this could cause puddling and cause a backfire. A plate it a way to help against this but doesnt make it impossible to occur. Since a wet system adds fuel in from the rail your stock injectors wont have to up the duty cycle so with a good fuel pump the rest of your fuel system can handle it. A wet kit also allows room for growth either just upping the jets or going to a dual stage etc.
safety features like a window, wot, and a fuel pressure safety switch give you some peice of mind incase something does fail. Which ever route you go you'll need to run colder plugs everyone here recommends br7ef's and with any application a tune should be a priority regardless of what you read.
I myself am a nitrous noob as well. I installed a wet kit with a lot of help from the guys on here so if i missed anything Im sure theyll contribute.
With a wet kit fuel is mixed with the nitrous in the intake. If using a nozzle this could cause puddling and cause a backfire. A plate it a way to help against this but doesnt make it impossible to occur. Since a wet system adds fuel in from the rail your stock injectors wont have to up the duty cycle so with a good fuel pump the rest of your fuel system can handle it. A wet kit also allows room for growth either just upping the jets or going to a dual stage etc.
safety features like a window, wot, and a fuel pressure safety switch give you some peice of mind incase something does fail. Which ever route you go you'll need to run colder plugs everyone here recommends br7ef's and with any application a tune should be a priority regardless of what you read.
I myself am a nitrous noob as well. I installed a wet kit with a lot of help from the guys on here so if i missed anything Im sure theyll contribute.
I'm a big fan of Dry kits.. have a look at my old post from 2009... maybe it can help
http://www.ls1gto.com/forums/showthr...896&highlight=
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With a dry setup, you will want to make sure that you have a good tuner that knows how to tune for dry shots. Dry shots require more tuning since you are needing the injectors spray enough fuel for the nitrous.
Both are equally as safe. One of the biggest safety features that you can add to a nitrous system is a Window Switch. This will keep you from spraying to low in the rpm (under 3000) which can cause nitrous back fires. The window switch will also help you from hitting the fuel cut on the upper RPM.
Both are equally as safe. One of the biggest safety features that you can add to a nitrous system is a Window Switch. This will keep you from spraying to low in the rpm (under 3000) which can cause nitrous back fires. The window switch will also help you from hitting the fuel cut on the upper RPM.
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Verdad Gallardo Window switch is exactly what it says. It provides a window for the nitrous to activate in the rpm range. You set a low rpm and the window switch will not allow the nitrous to activate until the engine speed reaches that set rpm and a high setting that deactivates nitrous if you say miss a shift or hit the rev limiter. I have a msd digital very good and easy unit to use.
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Window switch is exactly what it says. It provides a window for the nitrous to activate in the rpm range. You set a low rpm and the window switch will not allow the nitrous to activate until the engine speed reaches that set rpm and a high setting that deactivates nitrous if you say miss a shift or hit the rev limiter. I have a msd digital very good and easy unit to use.
i picked up mine used with some otherstuff for 80$ on ebay. Look around in the sales section the pop up frequently. If youre looking for new most of our sponsors carry some version of one.
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but for sure ill look around! Thanks 