Anyone mounted a 5lb here?
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Anyone mounted a 5lb here? I searched and came up with nothing. Has anyone mounted a 5 lb bottle in here?
I was thinking of making a false enclosure with grill and all and mounting a 5lb bottle there. I took some quick measurements, and it should fit. Curious if anyone had any pics if they had done it.
I was thinking of making a false enclosure with grill and all and mounting a 5lb bottle there. I took some quick measurements, and it should fit. Curious if anyone had any pics if they had done it.
Originally Posted by 98_Formula
'im sure u could, i think alot of people put the bottle in there spare tire area
. id mount the 5lb bottle under the front headlamp/front bumper area...
. less lines to run.
Originally Posted by FL01SS
I don't think it would be possible to conceal it there though.
you could also place it where the air pump is, or was in a z, should definatley fit underthere, and if the bottle is black, it should be well hidden. Mine is in the spare tire well.
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^^^ You think a 5 lb bottle would realy fit there? Is that common? I know most people have a 10 in the spare tire well or on the hump in the back seat. I just thought it would be a good place to conceal it behind a fake speaker enclosure.
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Originally Posted by FL01SS
I searched and came up with nothing. Has anyone mounted a 5 lb bottle in here?
I was thinking of making a false enclosure with grill and all and mounting a 5lb bottle there. I took some quick measurements, and it should fit. Curious if anyone had any pics if they had done it.
I was thinking of making a false enclosure with grill and all and mounting a 5lb bottle there. I took some quick measurements, and it should fit. Curious if anyone had any pics if they had done it.
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Originally Posted by Somebody09
Yes, that is where I hid my bottle. Yes, I hid it behind a fake speaker. It's ok, but it's only 5lbs of nitrous. I have pics without the speaker... I'll see if I can remote into my PC at home.
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Honestly I can't find my pics... I'll take some now.
edit: Right now, no brackets hold the bottle in place... only the tight, tight fit. If I don't get the angle on the bottle opener just right, it pushes up on the plastic panel a bit. I've never had it fall out on me, though I've never tried Auto-Xing with it either. The bottle heater is the one NX sells for 10 and 15lb bottles, but the straps were shortened a little. The heater doesn't touch anything except the bottle. I haven't installed the blow-down tube yet(probably going to be a -8AN hose), but that shouldn't be a problem. I also had to ditch the 16' line from NX and get 20' from NOS... Hey, it was $50 cheaper!
I'm planning on running a 75-125 dry shot on this. It'll be a supplement to my 300 direct port, or in some cases, a cheater shot. I haven't done the dry yet; however, it used to feed my 175 wet shot on the Maximizer (44% on at 2750/3000 rpm progressing to 88% at 3500 rpm, shut down at 5900 rpm using 200 jets: NX's 76n & 44f I think) I probably got about 4-5 good runs out of it plus a quick purge for every run with the bottle at 1000+ psi each, except sometimes run #5 would have 900 and die hard on me. 
All runs were on the street. At the track I normally tempted fate with 200 and 250 shots.
edit: Right now, no brackets hold the bottle in place... only the tight, tight fit. If I don't get the angle on the bottle opener just right, it pushes up on the plastic panel a bit. I've never had it fall out on me, though I've never tried Auto-Xing with it either. The bottle heater is the one NX sells for 10 and 15lb bottles, but the straps were shortened a little. The heater doesn't touch anything except the bottle. I haven't installed the blow-down tube yet(probably going to be a -8AN hose), but that shouldn't be a problem. I also had to ditch the 16' line from NX and get 20' from NOS... Hey, it was $50 cheaper!
Originally Posted by FL01SS
I'd like to see the pics! Also, how big of a shot are you running, and how many do you get out of that 5 lb bottle??
All runs were on the street. At the track I normally tempted fate with 200 and 250 shots. Last edited by Somebody09; May 1, 2006 at 07:51 PM.
