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Old Aug 19, 2002 | 10:52 PM
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Dry and wet sys's have their ups and down as I see it. I've heard about fuel and nitrous pooling in the intake in a wet system. How does this happen and how safe is it and what prevents this?
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Old Aug 20, 2002 | 01:03 AM
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IF your under full throttle and dont spray under 2500 RPM's I dont see how there can be puddling with the wet system. I just got my kit hooked up and havent tested it yet. I dont see how anybody could get traction at 2500 with n20 unless they are on some nice stickies and have a good rear end to hold the power.
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Old Aug 20, 2002 | 05:30 AM
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So as long as you have the WOT and the window switch there is no way this can occur?
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Old Aug 20, 2002 | 11:17 AM
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fuel puddling is always a possibility, just make sure you dont spray at idle, and make sure you have pleanty of botte pressure, you should be ok.

There is no 100% safe kit, but taking those precautions, as well as what the others said, you should be ok.
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Old Aug 20, 2002 | 03:09 PM
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So theres no chance it could happen with a WOT switch, window switch, and if I got the NX bottle heater to keep a constant psi? Thanks for all the help
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Old Aug 20, 2002 | 05:15 PM
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He didnt say there was NO chance. Its just with all those items he listed there will be LESS of a chance. Its always a possability. I would say dont spray below 3000 for the wet kit as a round about #.
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Old Aug 20, 2002 | 05:57 PM
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Im ultra paranoid so I may just have to go with a dry kit, what causes that problem anyway? Im guessing fuel liquidizes in the intake or something? Thanks for all your help
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Old Aug 20, 2002 | 06:29 PM
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how much did you plan to spray?
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Old Aug 20, 2002 | 06:51 PM
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Fuel puddling is not a problem. you can let raw gas sit there. There has to be something to IGNITE it. If you have a spark in the intake, you have alot more problems to deal with! Just dont spray under 3000 while not moving (starting line) Ive sprayed a 200 wet shot and no problems, Just get an aftermarket fuel pump and a pressure gauge and FPSS and forget about it.
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Old Aug 20, 2002 | 06:54 PM
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I have been running an NX 100shot wet kit for over a year and have not had problem 1. The only time anything sounds wierd is if i do a WOT n2o run then shut off the nitrous and immediately let off on the gas pedal and it makes a sort of popping backfire noise. I am training myself to shut off the n2o and keep a load on it until all the extra fuel/n2o is used up.
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Old Aug 20, 2002 | 08:32 PM
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I was only planning on running 75-150 or so. Being that I have a 98 I shouldn't have to upgrade anything else. If there has to be a spark in the intake for this sort of accident to happen how does it ever happen? What car has a spark in the intake? This makes me think I might be better off with dry but I heard that a wet system put a better mix in each cyl so its less wear on the car.
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Old Aug 21, 2002 | 06:09 PM
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The only way you can get a spark in the intake is the intake valve has to be open when the plug fires. Some causes for this are: valve float, bent valves. Like I said, if you have a spark of some sort in the intake, then you have more problems to worry about than an intake backfire.
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Old Aug 22, 2002 | 12:08 AM
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Cool so it sounds like on a 30,000 mile car there shouldnt be one thing to worry about. But since the max I would ever go is 125 or 150, I think dry might be a better choice.
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