NiTrOuS!!!!!

[darkdrako]

wanted to get some opinions from the board about nitrous.  im been lookin around for easier ways to get a little extra bang for my buck and noticed quickly (as do most others) that a turbo in a 1.6 is a little bit distant for me($$$$).  has anyone dealt with or knows n e one that has dealt with nitrous b4??  and if they have.....do you or they have any advise towards it (wet/dry).  gotta have some sort of edge when that little extra boost can be useful.

just throwing that idea round

[Martin11581]

What is the difference between wet and dry! and what are shots!

[darkdrako]

i'll use diagrams jacked from another site

dry shot


wet shot


 In a wet kit, the fuel and nitrous mix together in a nozzle, then enters the throttle body premixed.

The dry kit has only a nitrous line connected to the nozzle, letting nitrous in to the throttle body and bumping up the fuel pressure and the injectors supply the fuel for the nitrous and mixes in the combustion chamber.

[darkdrako]

someone please correct me if im wrong so we can all be on the same page

[CorollasBest]

sounds good to me. dry injects into air, wet injects into fuel.  the downsides to nos are 1. garbage in the cylinders after prolonged use. 2. nos is expensive, you would use up a turbo's $$ worth pretty quick.

[Martin11581]

Which is better? dry or wet? from what i see in the diagram.. i would think wet is better? am i right?

[CorollasBest]

I think they work about the same. dry is easier to install

[Shang]

If you're looking for just a small boost, stick with dry.  It's much easier to set up, and nearly as good as a wet.

If you're looking for large shots, go with wet or even direct port systems.  Of course, if you get boost happy, the costs of constantly refilling the bottle might have you wishing you'd gone turbo in the first place.

At any rate, don't forget to get a compression check (leakdown would be even better.)

[Martin11581]

Hey shang introdue yourself dude :-)

[maxreps]

I know this is an old topic but...    wet systems are better for overall engine safety since they add fuel with nitrous so unless you're jetted wrong (by not following mfr's instructions) you won't take a chance of running lean which will destroy your engine on juice. Dry systems are fine but I use and prefer wet. It costs $2.50 per pound here so it's not bad at all and when I'm not using it then it's 100% stock with no affect to mpg or "attitude". I also have a turbo vehicle as well as a supercharged vehicle, both of which are chipped. But I'm sure most people know about sc's and turbos pros/cons already.

[as_27]

anyone here using N2O? I haven't checked on kits for toyotas but if zex or venom has one then that'd be a nice add-on. Holley's is nice but the "mgmt system" of the other two is more appealing IMO.

[aaron7]

Digging up the thread again lol

I have a NOS kit that I'm thinking about putting on my 89 SR5... but maybe just for looks, as I don't want to fry things lol

[Dr Tweak]

The silvertop that I'm installing right now will have a ZEX kit on it, and I think he's going to be running a 50 shot at least.

-Doc

[Tercel Drifter]

Sorry to revive this again, but I would like the Doc's opinion. For a small shot on the tercels engine (25-35). Could I do a dry shot? I'm thinking wet for safe reasons, i don't want to lean out. The 3ee injectors are good to about 120 hp, so dry might be possible.  Do toyota engines even have a MAF that can dectect a dry shot?  Only considering the dry shot because its cheaper.  But then again cutting corners is never good.  Thanks for you help.

[Dr Tweak]

TD, NEVER use a "wet" system on an EFI car, the intake manifolds are not designed to flow liquid (fuel) and you will get lean cylinders. Using a properly set up dry system is the way to go.

(The dry system gives you more fuel by boosting fuel pressure).

-Doc

[Tercel Drifter]

:eek::nono:No way! I had never thought about it that way... makes sense... looks like i'll be doing more research.  Thanks for the heads up.

[Dr Tweak]

The only thing is if you're going for really high power, then you'll want a full port setup.

-Doc

[mwildH22aCL]

Can someone help me hook my Zex up.?

[Fonz87]

Go with the turbo man, Save up the money. Dont go on spending money on NOS which is ganna cause you soo many problems later...  Piston rings burning, Broken Pistons, Rich burning fuel, spending money on bottles after use. and whole other bunch.... Save up money and buy a turbo..