Running around with the bottle open?
Running around with the bottle open? I was wondering how long you can have the valve on the bottle open when your not spraying? Reason being is it will be in the spare tire well, and if I head out for a few hours, can I just turn the bottle on and drive, so if I run into somebody I'll be ready? It would suck if I was cruising down the parkway and come up against something that I would need the juice, and I wouldn't have the bottle on. Always wondered about this and I have a kit on the way, so it was time to find out the answer. NOS 5177 BTW, thanks guys.
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I was wondering the same thing as well. I would like to hear one of the sponsor/veterean nitrous user's opinion on this.
I run around with mine open all the time and have never had a problem. As long as you don't hold the bottle at 1,100+psi you should be ok. Plus, since you have a 5177 your only putting pressure on the first solenoid if something where to go wrong with it.
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From: florida
Originally Posted by I8AHEMI
What about after you are done spraying and have the bottle closed, should the line that goes to the 'noid be flushed? I live in WA and it gets cold.
I have my bottle opener/noid on switched 12v so anytime I have the ignition on the bottle is open. I do this also for arming and blanket. No wondering is this or that on and is bottle pressure up. i agree with above that 5177 with redunant noids you should be fine and with a third at bottle your very safe. I would recomend that you test all fittings with dish soap/h2o solution to find any leaks otherwise it's a go for me to leave bottle open all the time. Robert
edit: I don't bleed off n2o at night when car goes to bed, why waste it. If it were a single noid system I would consider, but the chances of two noids going out at the same time and bleeding into engine is very remote.
edit: I don't bleed off n2o at night when car goes to bed, why waste it. If it were a single noid system I would consider, but the chances of two noids going out at the same time and bleeding into engine is very remote.
You could be talking more of a chance since your running only one noid on a wet kit. I don't bleed mine at night but it would be a good idea to do it. You wouldn't really be wasting very much N2O, I remember seeing a post about how much nitrous an 18' 4AN line holds and it was hardly nothing.
Well I use to do that. Run with it open. Then I moved the bottle to the back seat. I removed one seat and mounted it to the seat mounts. Well with in arms reach. I have tinted windows, so I just put a black towel over the bottle. This way it was safe, but ALWAYS ready for action. I use to keep the bottle pressure up all the time. I wouldn't pull out of the driveway until the bottle was at 1000 psi.