I don't work on my car myself, and never have before really. It sounds like there is a lot to nitrous, so obviously I would have to get a reputable shop to install and tune it, but is it adviseable for someone like me to stay away from nitrous since I don't know a whole lot about what to do or what to look for if something goes wrong?

 

depends on the kit, fallow the directions and things will be fine

 

Just hang out here for a while and it will all come to you, and don't be afraid to ask questions as that's how we all learn.
Robert

 

i feel like i have a fairly good grasp of it here ... just not 'real world'. Like if something goes wrong, I don't know if i would understand what to do. Oh well ... I guess that is just with anything I suppose

 

That's the truth! Can you change your spark plugs? If yes to that and you can follow an install manual you can install a nitrous kit. Plus if anything was to come up there is always tech support & this forum.

Matt

 

In some cases a average person may not have the machnical capabilities of installing a system them self. There is nothing wrong with that.

I had a customer one time that had just started moding his car. He was very smart but was not machanicaly inclined.

The first thing we ever did for him was a cam install. Later came with nitrous. Knowing he knew nothing about it. After we did the install I walked him over his car explaining what each part was and what its fuction was. I also explained to him what to do if certain things happened.

Through out this he took notes on everything including how to remove the nitrous bottle. After seeing him take notes on something I thought everyone would know I relized I was taking somethings for granted.

I put together a process of teaching the customer about his system and how to use it.

This guy showed me that it was a must to make sure we went over everything with each customer and not to assume they would know about it.

This was three years ago. His car is still running and his knowledge has progressed a great deal.

So if you do not feel you can install the system. Do not take a chance. Go to a professional. make them teach you about the system and what the parts are. Reading here on LS1 tech you will learn a great deal of knowledge as well. However there is also alot of misguided information that is suggested here on the boards as well. Be careful who your get your info from.

Fell free to ask me any tech questions you may have through out your process of learning.
Dave

 

I didn't know a thing about nitrous before I got into it. Personally it's not rocket science. If you can understand the debugging process of javascript then you can learn the basics of nitrous

There are multiple reputable install shops in your area and I can give you a few I would suggest. And plus, I'm right down the road if you ever need some help

 

I agree - but bad example Matt. LT and LS motors in a Camaro takes a magician to change them at first. J/K you learn that real fast. And i'm no mechanic and believe me i've learned A LOT about nitrous right here over the past couple of years and with the help and patience of folks like Nitro Dave, NXRicky and Matt too.

 

Same here.

 

same here i only knew what i learned from "fast and the furious" but after around here for a while i felt confedent enough to try it out my self i installed the kit tested it out and started takin baby steps just getting used to the kick .. now im a full blown nitrous junky. . .

 

I think you will be alright, I never hooked up a kit before and I did mine all by myself. The worst part was wiring, and running the wires.

 

I think the biggest problem you will have installing a nitrous kit is running the actual nitrous line itself...least that was my trouble

 

All good advice, just remember when in doubt STOP.

Much better to be safe, than push your luck. We all have more to learn.

Good luck.

 

hsw installed every part on my car and i just spray the **** out of it and let them worry about it find a tuner and get a quality kit and you'll be in good shape

 

If your new to the nitrous game it would be advisable to have all the accessory safety features that are available. They include, a window switch, fuel pressure switch, I really like a wideband to monitor air-fuel, pressure controlled bottle heater, maybe a timing retard device if you get into a lot of nitrous, plug change , possibly a fuel pump upgrade. You wont need them all right away.

All these have gotten a lot cheaper now and really can make using nitrous pretty fool proof. You can get a tps-wot switch and a pressure controlled bottle heater for less than $300. Wideband around $400 w/ bung install. Timing tuners are around $200. The nitrous sponsors will really set you up well and the board members can walk you through questions and help you along.

 

I think it all depends on you. I didn't know a damn thing about cars period when I got my f-body. I'm certainly no expert, but I've done most of the installs for all my mods (a few exceptions of course) and now I'm much more comfortable working on the car and understand how things work. If you want to learn about your car - research, ask questions, and do what you can yourself. If that doesn't interest you then have a shop do it. You'll definitely learn a lot doing things yourself and with boards like this around it's easy to have your questions answered.

Also, a basic nitrous kit install is fairly straight forward. Will it be as slick an install as a professional shop like Dave's or Matt's will do? Of course not...that's what they do for a living, but it's not overly complicated.

Tuning is another story. Make sure it's done properly and professionally if necessary. You can have a perfectly installed system that will destroy your engine if your tune is screwed up.

 

imho don't skimp on the accesories. get ALL of the saftey devices, GET a fuel pump, window switch, press. controlled bottle heater, fpss, tr6's, etc... you may spend a little more $ at first but it will save you $ and time in the long run.

like a lot of replies on here, i didn't know a whole lot about n20 before i had it on my car. only been in 1 car that had it before i sprayed mine . i still have a lot to learn too.