Newbie Question....
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Newbie Question.... 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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Re: Newbie Question.... 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.
Re: Newbie Question.... 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.
There is no 100% safe kit, but taking those precautions, as well as what the others said, you should be ok.
Re: Newbie Question.... 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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Re: Newbie Question.... 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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Re: Newbie Question.... 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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Re: Newbie Question.... 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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Re: Newbie Question.... 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.
Re: Newbie Question.... 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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Re: Newbie Question.... 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.