do's and don't with nitrous.
do's and don'ts with nitrous. I just bought the Nitrous Express Maf kit and purge. I am new when it comes to using nitrous, so i could use any advice.
Last edited by lee20ss00; Aug 28, 2007 at 11:39 AM.
DO: take your time doing the wiring and placing everything out. Don't be in a rush to install everything. If you get stuck on the wiring part, don't hesitate and ask questions.
Don't: halfass your install. Having a ghetto looking install is only asking for trouble.
This is for the install, I just went through this. I hope to be spraying soon.
Don't: halfass your install. Having a ghetto looking install is only asking for trouble.
This is for the install, I just went through this. I hope to be spraying soon.
On the last page (or so) of the "Nitrous Basics" I made a little "Do's and Don'ts" when it comes to wiring.
There are seldom any problems with the mechanical installations. (assuming you're not a gorilla and have basic wrenching skills). It's always the electrical that causes problems. Take a minute and read it. It (hopefully) will save you many hours of diagnosing and countless bottles of aspirin.
There are seldom any problems with the mechanical installations. (assuming you're not a gorilla and have basic wrenching skills). It's always the electrical that causes problems. Take a minute and read it. It (hopefully) will save you many hours of diagnosing and countless bottles of aspirin.
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Originally Posted by Todd157k
On the last page (or so) of the "Nitrous Basics" I made a little "Do's and Don'ts" when it comes to wiring.
There are seldom any problems with the mechanical installations. (assuming you're not a gorilla and have basic wrenching skills). It's always the electrical that causes problems. Take a minute and read it. It (hopefully) will save you many hours of diagnosing and countless bottles of aspirin.
There are seldom any problems with the mechanical installations. (assuming you're not a gorilla and have basic wrenching skills). It's always the electrical that causes problems. Take a minute and read it. It (hopefully) will save you many hours of diagnosing and countless bottles of aspirin.
Take your time, read the instructions, and plan/read ahead before you install something. Make sure the measurements are good on everything, that way you don't run into any half *** rigging halfway through the install. I recommend a full hardware mock-up before you bolt anything down, that way you can adjust things if you don't have a long enough line, etc
Don't rush the install. I'm doing my install in two parts; electrical and hardware. I'd suggest doing something similar, that way you have a clear head when starting the second half
I highly recommend testing your connections as you go along. A home-made test light comes in very useful for this! You'll save a huge headache if you do this. It royally sucks to install an arming switch, push button, fpss, WOT switch, window switch, etc...and then the solenoid won't click on when it should be. It's a lot easier to narrow down the problem if you don't do everything at once and skip testing
Don't skimp on safety devices! They are well worth the money!
Don't over-torque the hardware. They need to be tight and secure, but not TOO tight and secure
Don't rush the install. I'm doing my install in two parts; electrical and hardware. I'd suggest doing something similar, that way you have a clear head when starting the second half
I highly recommend testing your connections as you go along. A home-made test light comes in very useful for this! You'll save a huge headache if you do this. It royally sucks to install an arming switch, push button, fpss, WOT switch, window switch, etc...and then the solenoid won't click on when it should be. It's a lot easier to narrow down the problem if you don't do everything at once and skip testing
Don't skimp on safety devices! They are well worth the money!
Don't over-torque the hardware. They need to be tight and secure, but not TOO tight and secure
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-4AN goes off the end of the stock rail.
As for things to do and not do...
Do make sure that you have the car tuned for the biggest shot you will run, and don't think that because a plate/maf/single nozzle CAN spray 200, or 250 or whatever that it is safe... anything over 150 should be done via a directport, the intake will not evenly distribute the nitrous like a DP will
As for things to do and not do...
Do make sure that you have the car tuned for the biggest shot you will run, and don't think that because a plate/maf/single nozzle CAN spray 200, or 250 or whatever that it is safe... anything over 150 should be done via a directport, the intake will not evenly distribute the nitrous like a DP will
what about the schrader valve? im about to do a wet kit. isn't it just the cap that unscrews off of the end of the fuel rail? is there a way to leave it on after you hook up the fuel line?
Originally Posted by onoiocoko
what about the schrader valve? im about to do a wet kit. isn't it just the cap that unscrews off of the end of the fuel rail? is there a way to leave it on after you hook up the fuel line?
Originally Posted by lee20ss00
Do i need a fuel pump? How hard is it to install?
for saftey i reccomend a fuel pump, even morse so if you have heads and cam. as for the install there is 2 ways of doing it, back door mod or dropping the tank. i prefer dropping of the tank.
