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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 09:22 AM
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My friend has a 1998 Trans Am LS1. How safe is nitrous on the LS1 motor? And what do you believe a safe shot is ? 75? He's afraid it will wreck his motor, what things would you advise him about it. Thanks
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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 09:49 AM
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You may not get much response on this because the topic has been discussed exhaustively. But I hope I'm wrong for your sake.

Basically, with all the safety features in place and good tuning, no problem. I've been hitting the "Nitrous section" for years, and hardly ever hear of motors getting blowed up.

You may also want to use the search mode for more threads on this.
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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 09:57 AM
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My friend has a 1998 Trans Am LS1. How safe is nitrous on the LS1 motor? And what do you believe a safe shot is ? 75? He's afraid it will wreck his motor, what things would you advise him about it. Thanks
75 is no problem.. Several run 150+ without problems. The key is to have it dialed in correctly.
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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 10:04 AM
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tell him to get the safety items along with the nitrous kit: window switch, fuel pressure safety switch, etc...
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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 10:10 AM
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tell him to get the safety items along with the nitrous kit: window switch, fuel pressure safety switch, etc...
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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 10:19 AM
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i have been running a 100 shot on my 02 m-6 z-28 i have the window switch installed the digital msd and have had no problems other then the clutch .......
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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 12:51 PM
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100 shot is fine for our cars. Get all the safety stuff. If the car is an auto do not spray through the shifts if you do not want tranny problems. Other than that have fun.
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