few nano kit questions
Guys, You can have the nano Regulator set at a lower pressure. Anytime I order a kit for a car I am tuning I have the regulator set at a lower flowing pressure. During the summer I just pull the nano off the car because its to big of a pain fighting the pressure creep.
Dave
Dave
Tom @ Nano said there's a little ball in the regulator that gets worn, so contact him for a kit (little plastic ball & washer if needed).. He also has a video on how to install it. The pressure can be lowered by simply removing a washer or two. One washer removed = 50 psi and so on.. I've taken two out, but yet to test it.
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after running the nano for a few weeks- Im about to pull it out of the car.
It's impossible to keep the bottle at the recommended 70* or less, so the pressure is always 1300+ It's pretty much useless unless it's the middle of the winter.
It's impossible to keep the bottle at the recommended 70* or less, so the pressure is always 1300+ It's pretty much useless unless it's the middle of the winter.
I justed purchased a NANO 3000 kit and hope to God I'm able to keep the pressure down. Here in GA the heat gets nasty. Might try a bottle blanket/bag a squeeze a few gel packs in there to cool things down a bit. Worst case I'll purge until the pressures down.
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Verdad Gallardo The fella I bought my kit from said the pressure got high but never over 1100 in 90 degree weather. Did you try ice packs? If so how efficiently do they cool the bottle? I know it's a pain in the *** but being that I'm in a truck I can keep the cooler in the back if need be.
NANO sells a Ice blanket or you stop at the local store and buy a bag of ice and lay it on it and it works././////ice melts though so you can have a lil H2o mess unless you have it in a place where it doesnt matter. I had mine in the spare tire compartment and the water dripped out the hole in bottom. You could build you a cooler box to put bottle in and chill it with ice also. It can be a PITA but don't underestimate the power gains from using it.
Last edited by Footlead; Apr 25, 2013 at 08:53 PM.
If you can keep it cool from the start you might have a fighting chance, but once the pressure gets into the 1300+ range on a hot day then you can throw ice packs on it for an hour and they won't make a dent.
Also keep in mind that if you open the Nano when it's 30 degrees out, and the car warms up to 40-50 degrees inside, then your pressure will be too high.
As for the power gains, the dyno said I picked up 30 rwhp, but at the track I lost 3 mph on back to back passes. I made a pass with a regular bottle and kept the other bottle in a cooler of ice. After my baseline pass I swapped the Nano equipped bottle in and immediately made a pass before the bottle could heat up and ran 3 mph slower. That was when I removed the Nano permanently from the car.
Also keep in mind that if you open the Nano when it's 30 degrees out, and the car warms up to 40-50 degrees inside, then your pressure will be too high.
As for the power gains, the dyno said I picked up 30 rwhp, but at the track I lost 3 mph on back to back passes. I made a pass with a regular bottle and kept the other bottle in a cooler of ice. After my baseline pass I swapped the Nano equipped bottle in and immediately made a pass before the bottle could heat up and ran 3 mph slower. That was when I removed the Nano permanently from the car.
