. 
G8 nitrous or cam!!
Thread Starter
Teching In
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 17
Likes: 0
G8 nitrous or cam!! We'll I'm torn between what I should do. I just got a g8 and I sold my 02 camaro ss that was turbo charged and this thing feels extremely slow lol. I got it cause I have a daughter that is three and my wife like going out with me on the weekends and the camaro didn't have back seats or air so it just sat in the garage. Now unlike the camaro this car is my daily driver. It has 38,500 on it it's an 09 gt I just put long tubes and exhaust no cats and haven't got it tuned cause not sure what to do next. I was thinking of trying nitrous. I have never had it on any car and this it would give me the drivability of a stock car but have the power when I wanted it. On the other hand I could get a cam but I feel like I would get worse fuel mileage and it would only gain me about 35 whp. I know what I need to do a cam swap just not sure for what I need for nitrous. Ie do I need a pump for a 100-150 shot. I liked the nitrous outlet kit for the g8 that you can put the fuel rail cover on. Just wanted to see what your guys thoughts are.
Sounds like you're on the right track. Nitrous Outlet and Nitrous Express have some great stuff. A plate kit would be best in my opinion. A set of BR7 plugs and a tune. (Pull around 6-7* for 150) Your stock fuel pump would be fine with that setup.
Thread Starter
Teching In
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 17
Likes: 0
Now a buddy was telling me not to use a wot switch he has nitrous on a 1500 with a lq9 and he said he switched to a momentary switch cause it would blow the tires off in first gear. I really don't want a momentary switch is there some kind of windows switch that won't let it spray until I'm in second?Also what should I do about pulling timing. Should I do a tune that pulls 7* all the time. What are the options for that?
Now a buddy was telling me not to use a wot switch he has nitrous on a 1500 with a lq9 and he said he switched to a momentary switch cause it would blow the tires off in first gear. I really don't want a momentary switch is there some kind of windows switch that won't let it spray until I'm in second?Also what should I do about pulling timing. Should I do a tune that pulls 7* all the time. What are the options for that?
There are plenty tools to use with the WOT switch to lockout first gear... just do a search
Do the cam first or both later. I'd do the DOD delete to get it out of the way. If you go nitrous the gains will be worth it, but the DOD could fail at any time. In that case you'll be doing a cam regardless. You'll probably want to do a torque converter too.
Teching In
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 48
Likes: 0
From: SE of Pittsburgh, PA
Now a buddy was telling me not to use a wot switch he has nitrous on a 1500 with a lq9 and he said he switched to a momentary switch cause it would blow the tires off in first gear. I really don't want a momentary switch is there some kind of windows switch that won't let it spray until I'm in second?Also what should I do about pulling timing. Should I do a tune that pulls 7* all the time. What are the options for that?
Trending Topics
Ls1tech & Truck Sponsor
iTrader: (4)
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 2,267
Likes: 1
From: Wichita falls Texas
Nitrous would definitely yield the most gain, and it would keep the stock gas mileage and drivability. There is a couple different ways to setup a first gear lockout, or put it on a button. Let me know if you have anymore questions.
-Garrett
-Garrett
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Pouria Savadkouei
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes
Verdad Gallardo
Awesome K5 Blazer Restomod Comes With C7 Corvette Power
Verdad Gallardo
10 Camaros You Should Never Buy
10 LS Engine Myths That Refuse to Die
Verdad Gallardo Thread Starter
Teching In
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 17
Likes: 0
Is that common a dod or afm failure? Excuse my ignorance but this l76 has a little more going on than a ls1. Also what happens when it fails?
we sprayed by buddies G8 with a 125 shot and full exhaust/cold air intake it went 11.7X all day. Now it's cammed and stalled with the same shot.
I would do a cam first though. Those AFM lifters SUCK. Always replacing them here at the dealer. It'll gain more than 35rwhp too.
I would do a cam first though. Those AFM lifters SUCK. Always replacing them here at the dealer. It'll gain more than 35rwhp too.
Ls1tech & Truck Sponsor
iTrader: (4)
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 2,267
Likes: 1
From: Wichita falls Texas
we sprayed by buddies G8 with a 125 shot and full exhaust/cold air intake it went 11.7X all day. Now it's cammed and stalled with the same shot.
I would do a cam first though. Those AFM lifters SUCK. Always replacing them here at the dealer. It'll gain more than 35rwhp too.
I would do a cam first though. Those AFM lifters SUCK. Always replacing them here at the dealer. It'll gain more than 35rwhp too.
-Garrett
Thread Starter
Teching In
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 17
Likes: 0
we sprayed by buddies G8 with a 125 shot and full exhaust/cold air intake it went 11.7X all day. Now it's cammed and stalled with the same shot.
I would do a cam first though. Those AFM lifters SUCK. Always replacing them here at the dealer. It'll gain more than 35rwhp too.
I would do a cam first though. Those AFM lifters SUCK. Always replacing them here at the dealer. It'll gain more than 35rwhp too.
It went 11.7 with just full exhaust cold air intake and the spray. And tune of course