Nitrous & MR2
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Yea it's a sound idea, best to run a progressive controller though as it's much, much kinder to the engine/drivetrain and in the end allows you to run larger shots.
Get a 2nd hand Wizards of Nitrous (WON) system and have a play!
Be wary though - the larger the shot, the sooner you expend the contents of the bottle. The more you get addicted to the increase, the quicker the bottle empties. The larger the bottle, the more it costs to fill.....
I.e. a standard sie 11lb bottle costs around 40 quid to get filled You can empty that with ease in a day's drag racing (or less, depending on shot) - so bear that in mind.
Get a 2nd hand Wizards of Nitrous (WON) system and have a play!
Be wary though - the larger the shot, the sooner you expend the contents of the bottle. The more you get addicted to the increase, the quicker the bottle empties. The larger the bottle, the more it costs to fill.....
I.e. a standard sie 11lb bottle costs around 40 quid to get filled
You can empty that with ease in a day's drag racing (or less, depending on shot) - so bear that in mind.
All I can say is you mentalist!
Out of interest, could twin turbos be better? IIRC some imports had twins? Stupidly expensive to do though I guess.
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People forget that the main benifit of it is that you have that additional power when you need it - and still retain the behavior and economics of the standard powerplant. No decreased economy, no driveability issues and so on.
How often do you need full power acceleration, for example.
Plus, if needed, you can remove it all with ease.
How often do you need full power acceleration, for example.
Plus, if needed, you can remove it all with ease.
Yea it's a sound idea, best to run a progressive controller though as it's much, much kinder to the engine/drivetrain and in the end allows you to run larger shots.
Get a 2nd hand Wizards of Nitrous (WON) system and have a play!
Be wary though - the larger the shot, the sooner you expend the contents of the bottle. The more you get addicted to the increase, the quicker the bottle empties. The larger the bottle, the more it costs to fill.....
I.e. a standard sie 11lb bottle costs around 40 quid to get filled
the way i use my car (weekend toy) i will be filling it up every weekend
where you get them filled?
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All I can say is you mentalist!
Out of interest, could twin turbos be better? IIRC some imports had twins? Stupidly expensive to do though I guess.
No such thing - common misconception. Some factory cars came with twin-entry turbos, not actual twin turbos
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the way i use my car (weekend toy) i will be filling it up every weekend
where you get them filled?
Places like:
http://www.nitrousoxidesupplies.co.uk/products/details/13.html
http://www.m-99.co.uk/Nitrous_Oxide/Nitrous_Oxide_Refills/nitrous_oxide_refills.html
http://www.turbobits.co.uk/acatalog/nitrous_oxide_re-fill_by_post_service.html
And so on
cheers, how much extra power ish? mine a mr2 v6
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ok I'm going to take a different tack here
You're interested in nitrous (you checked all the insurance/legallities involved for road use I assume as it is a flamable gas) but what about the rest of the car.
From my perspective the extra load a nitrous shot could put on a car could be too much for it to handle and as such you could do more damage to it than improve performance.
I think for a weekend driver (you don't say road, track or strip so I'll assume road) you would see more benefit from tweaking the handling (probably best to do this for most options) and maybe looking at an engine re-map, exhaust, intake etc assuming things like this haven't been done already. This would give an all round improvement rather than just a straight line improvement.
But maybe my approach of being able to maintain the speed in a corner is less important to you or your use of car.
You're interested in nitrous (you checked all the insurance/legallities involved for road use I assume as it is a flamable gas) but what about the rest of the car.
From my perspective the extra load a nitrous shot could put on a car could be too much for it to handle and as such you could do more damage to it than improve performance.
I think for a weekend driver (you don't say road, track or strip so I'll assume road) you would see more benefit from tweaking the handling (probably best to do this for most options) and maybe looking at an engine re-map, exhaust, intake etc assuming things like this haven't been done already. This would give an all round improvement rather than just a straight line improvement.
But maybe my approach of being able to maintain the speed in a corner is less important to you or your use of car.
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No legalities regarding having a nitrous system fitted on a road car (barring having it correctly insured) - no legal issues about using it either but its delivery and affects aren't really suited for the road 
Nitrous oxide isn't flammable by itself. In fact, it makes a pretty good extinguisher if its lines get burnt through in an engine fire and vents onto the source of the fire!
I've used it to extinguish small flames before
The only thing that's worth considering is:
Nitrous oxide isn't flammable by itself. In fact, it makes a pretty good extinguisher if its lines get burnt through in an engine fire and vents onto the source of the fire!
I've used it to extinguish small flames before
The only thing that's worth considering is:
as in make so much torque that it twists the chassis
I was thinking it might blow the welds on the intake
