No puddling with LS2 Intake.
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I'd like to prove everything, if only to finally put this debate to bed
My post wasn't contradictory in any way, shape or form. Its common knowledge that you spray at too low of an RPM, you blow things up. Nobody is debating that, only the chemistry behind why it happens. There's the folks who can't let go of the "puddling" idea, and that's the part I would like to finally prove or disprove. I'm ok with it either way, and if I'm wrong I'm wrong.
A dry kit is NOT immune to a backfire through the intake sufficient enough to grenade the intake manifold as people like to preach. The only example I personally have witnessed didn't destroy the intake, but it left the driver unable to drive his car home. I paired up against a Mustang with a 150HP dry kit from NOS one late night on the feeder road. He was adding fuel via the pressure boost deal that comes with the kit. We launched, he bogged, and kaBLAMMO !!! Blew the freeze plug right out of the front of his Cobra intake. I saw a pretty sizable fireball roll out from under his car, and he coasted to the side of the road. So, dry kits aren't immune either -- less susceptable, yes but still not immune.
My post wasn't contradictory in any way, shape or form. Its common knowledge that you spray at too low of an RPM, you blow things up. Nobody is debating that, only the chemistry behind why it happens. There's the folks who can't let go of the "puddling" idea, and that's the part I would like to finally prove or disprove. I'm ok with it either way, and if I'm wrong I'm wrong.
A dry kit is NOT immune to a backfire through the intake sufficient enough to grenade the intake manifold as people like to preach. The only example I personally have witnessed didn't destroy the intake, but it left the driver unable to drive his car home. I paired up against a Mustang with a 150HP dry kit from NOS one late night on the feeder road. He was adding fuel via the pressure boost deal that comes with the kit. We launched, he bogged, and kaBLAMMO !!! Blew the freeze plug right out of the front of his Cobra intake. I saw a pretty sizable fireball roll out from under his car, and he coasted to the side of the road. So, dry kits aren't immune either -- less susceptable, yes but still not immune.
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feeder road. Texas Term for service road, or the road beside the freeway/ highway.. Thought I would help you out Brian... LOL this one will never be put to bed, proven not proven it will not matter there are those amongst us that just will not beleive in the power of a WET kit......
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Originally Posted by NXRICKY
feeder road. Texas Term for service road, or the road beside the freeway/ highway.. Thought I would help you out Brian... LOL this one will never be put to bed, proven not proven it will not matter there are those amongst us that just will not beleive in the power of a WET kit......
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Ricky, I "believe in the power of of a WET kit...", yea, the expolsive power, literally.
Really, I don't have a problem with wet kits, they are safer today (when set up correctly) than they ever have been. I think a window sw should be included in each kit, to minimize end user error.
Brains, thanks for the input. Someone around here must know an Intake Design Engineer, that could give some insight on the puddling issue.
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Originally Posted by cantdrv65
You wont find an engineer with insight into the "fuel puddling issue" because it doesnt exist! You "fuel puddling" guys are stubborn. lol
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I dobt the puddling issue GM was refering to was fuel puddling. More likely water condensation. If GM was having fuel puddling issues running NA and having fuel puddle due to injectors we would have a big problem NA.
Anyways guys....the bottom line is wet kits are very safe...dry kits are very safe. I think a dry is a TINY bit safer when an LS1 is concerned. But its like the difference between buying 1 lottery ticket vs buying 2 lottery tickets....yes...you just doubled your odds...but from 8 million to 4 million to 1
The significance isnt worth the debate. I like my dry kits o some things...but I certainly would not hesitate to use a wet kit...even up to a 250+ shot down the intake. Especially with something like the NX MAF kit split into stages.
Take as much retard factor out of the equation with window switches, controllers, and safety items....run the kits as per instructions...and there will be no problems with either type.
Anyways guys....the bottom line is wet kits are very safe...dry kits are very safe. I think a dry is a TINY bit safer when an LS1 is concerned. But its like the difference between buying 1 lottery ticket vs buying 2 lottery tickets....yes...you just doubled your odds...but from 8 million to 4 million to 1
The significance isnt worth the debate. I like my dry kits o some things...but I certainly would not hesitate to use a wet kit...even up to a 250+ shot down the intake. Especially with something like the NX MAF kit split into stages.
Take as much retard factor out of the equation with window switches, controllers, and safety items....run the kits as per instructions...and there will be no problems with either type.
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Originally Posted by cantdrv65
PS. The fire after a nitrous explosion has nothing to do with what caused the actual explosion. As I have suggested try spraying a dry 150 shot below 1500rpms...
I have done it ALOT
no window switch on the car and spray 150 shot off idle DRY (WOT switch on the pedal)
results ...... 1.34 60' on a 3600lb street car
NO boom
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383LQ4SS, yes I agree GM was talking about H2O, however, this is indictive of the fuel puddling issue.
I do agree with the rest of what you said, and for the record once again, my dream kit is a direct port wet kit, as my second stage.
cantdrv65, I also have sprayed two vehicles outa the hole with a dry kit, one was a manual and one was an auto. I also had a wot sw and no problemo. Now would I recomend this to someone new to n2o, no.
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I do agree with the rest of what you said, and for the record once again, my dream kit is a direct port wet kit, as my second stage.
cantdrv65, I also have sprayed two vehicles outa the hole with a dry kit, one was a manual and one was an auto. I also had a wot sw and no problemo. Now would I recomend this to someone new to n2o, no.
Robert
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383LQ4SS,
I do agree with the rest of what you said, and for the record once again, my dream kit is a direct port wet kit, as my second stage.
Robert
I do agree with the rest of what you said, and for the record once again, my dream kit is a direct port wet kit, as my second stage.
Robert
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Originally Posted by gollum
Which direct port kit are you most interested in buying and would you use a stand alone fuel system. Which ever one you pick I bet it would be very safe (no explosions).
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Originally Posted by GrannySShifting
I have done it ALOT
no window switch on the car and spray 150 shot off idle DRY (WOT switch on the pedal)
results ...... 1.34 60' on a 3600lb street car
NO boom
~ATVracr
no window switch on the car and spray 150 shot off idle DRY (WOT switch on the pedal)
results ...... 1.34 60' on a 3600lb street car
NO boom
~ATVracr
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Originally Posted by cantdrv65
So you are running a stock converter car, that flashes at 1500 rpm or below while spraying a 150 shot? And you cut 1.36 sixtys at 3600pounds ? Hmmmmm
What does a stock converter have to do with it?
I spray it off idle so the nitrous gets there before 1500 rpms.
and I cut a 1.34 not a 1.36 and yes it weighs 3575 (full leather interior racing)
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Originally Posted by ATVracr
What does a stock converter have to do with it?
I spray it off idle so the nitrous gets there before 1500 rpms.
and I cut a 1.34 not a 1.36 and yes it weighs 3575 (full leather interior racing)
I spray it off idle so the nitrous gets there before 1500 rpms.
and I cut a 1.34 not a 1.36 and yes it weighs 3575 (full leather interior racing)
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Originally Posted by GrannySShifting
Yes he does.
We arent your average local yokels screwing around though, we watch stuff very closely and keep tabs
We arent your average local yokels screwing around though, we watch stuff very closely and keep tabs