Veil_Side_

Yeah I'm new here and know more about the meaning of life then I do about my '91 Civic hatchback. Okay I need some help with it. It's the standard hatch but it has the D15B2 in it. Now reasonably speaking the car does the quarter mile about as fast as my grandma sitting down. I was thinking would NOS be a simple solution to the problem. If so How do I use it. I'm not in the mood to kill the only college car I got. Do I like press a button and suddenly all my cares and worries dissappear forever or is there more. Second thing is are there any aftermarket products for the D15B2 because everywhere I see its B16A this and B18C that. Is there any point in working with this car or do I have to swipe the parents '97 Accord.

Kamin

im totally against NOS its like cheating or using a bike
but if you want to go for it its cheap power. a 50 shot wont do much to your engine.
IMO you should just swap a b16 first gen in there. less than 1200$ if you look around.
that will get you some good power then you can get some good mods

Slopoke

$1200 + another $1200 for mount kit, axles, shift linkage, wiring harness, etc.

Do compression and leak down tests to determine the condition of your motor. If all is good, a dry 50 shot will do fine.

BTW, Nitrous is always considered cheating by the guys that get beat by it.

Kamin

do some research. that price is for everything http://www.hondamotorsonline.com $1250 for EVERYTHING.
the sir1 is cheap.

and haha and nos is cheating
its a quick fix to a slow car.
and i may get beat by nitrous for now. but whats better? one shot per race? or every time you go above 4000 rpm your boosting over 10psi. thats more than a 100 shot of NOS.



[Modified by KAMiN, 6:47 AM 10/7/2001]

Slopoke

In order for the b16a to fit into a 91 civic, you have to have a custom mount kit, axles, shift linkage, etc. You have to buy these things seperately form companies like place racing and hasport.

haha, one shot per race? You do realize that, that "shot" lasts the entire race.

For me, I'll tell you whats better. My car is a daily driver, I need it to get to work and back everyday. I like the fact that the power (and wear) is only "On" when I choose.
But I guess its not honest power unless its expensive.

Kamin

ok you win
nos is better
*shakes head*
just cant win so im not gonna argue. i know what i know
but my boost is legal tho.

Slopoke

Im not trying to convince you that nitrous is better. Im explaining why it is better for me and my needs right now.
Nitrous Oxide is a power adder just like a turbocharger or supercharger.

When a car is capable of running 12 sec 1/4 miles, it doesnt matter to me how they got there. Turbo, Nitrous, Supercharger, All motor.......Its still impressive!!

Good luck with your turbo.

Kamin

your totally right it IS impressive to watch a 4cly honda take a classic camaro or a mustang in the quarter mile in fact its beautiful

Finest

So is NOS...in some states.

And aren't the Greddy turbo kits the ONLY "legal" turbo kits out there?

Spoon Guy

Ahh yes, a 12 second quartermile, if you got the cash and you are bored, get an Evo VI over. Those things do upper 12s stock

Kamin

drag is leagal for smog but not on visual =/

Veil_Side_

Whats a "Dry" and "Wet" shot. I keep hearing about that? Sorry if I seem a little off on it. I just started getting into this stuff recently. Oh yeah, my Civic has a real hard time breaking 100 m.p.h., I mean it's great 0-60 but past 90, the car gets into this SLOWWW mode. I get beat by oldmen in Cadillacs with ease. Will NOS help solve this little scenario. I think the mail man doing his route put me to shame. Anybody know of any improvements besides the b16A, thats going to have to wait atleast another 2 months.


[Modified by Veil_Side_, 8:49 PM 10/8/2001]

Maxime

im really not an expert but I think dry is the stock injector will give you the fuel you need for the nitrous shot while with the wet you have nitrous and fuel shot into your intake manifold!

Veil_Side_

I know this is gonna sound odd but how do you people get those cool little pics on the leftside of the screen under your username. I wanna know. I'm new to this so I'm still learning some stuff.

Slopoke

A dry system shoots nitrous into your intake. You stock fuel system provides the extra fuel needed.
There are two kinds of wet systems.
Nitrous Express makes a wet system that fires fuel and nitrous into your intake.
Then you have your direct port systems that puts a nitrous/fuel jet on each intake runner.


Do a search on the avatar (little picture) question. It has been asked before.



[Modified by Slopoke, 7:48 PM 10/8/2001]

spyder

A few points:

1. It is not NOS, it is nitrous oxide or n2o. NOS is a brand name, not a technology.

2. Nitrous oxide is only cheating if you claim that you don't have it. If everyone knows that you are using n2o to make your car fast, there's nothing cheating about it. For some reason, people are against a product that gave someone else the same benefit for $250 that you got for $1000 or more. Hell, if you're smart enough to use it correctly, go for it! If you blow up your engine, it's your own stupid fault.

3. Wouldn't recommend putting it on the only college car you have. Too many possible problems if it is not tuned correctly or if it is used incorrectly.

4. You could n2o the D15, and it would show some decent gains, but to get anything REAL with n2o, you would have to swap the engine