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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 07:37 AM
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theres is this guy i know he said he'll sell me his used nitrous kit for 300$. and he said all i'd have to get is injectors or so..any suggestions?
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 07:38 AM
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no
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 07:48 AM
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Find out excatly what is in the kit.
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 07:52 AM
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Its mainly a show part...
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 09:33 AM
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well the guy said he has the full kit with boost gauge but without the injector and its a 10lbs bottle
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 09:41 AM
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Umm. Injectors? sounds weird.... You shouldnt need injectors to run a nitrous kit.

Find out if its wet/dry.

If its dry, no it wont work.

If its wet, then it should.
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 10:47 AM
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well he said its a wet kit. and injector or injectors idk if its needed too but that what he said i might have to get
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 10:55 AM
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Maybe he meant the fuel jet? On topic, if it's a bare bone wet kit with a 10lbs bottle $300 sounds decent. Keep in mind tho if it is just the bare minimum than you're not going to have the safety equipment (WOT switch, Window switch, Fuel pressure safety switch etc).
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 11:43 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by brjhnson &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">no</TD></TR></TABLE>

Agreed. It's a waste of time/money, since you don't really see that hp/tq for more than short bursts of time. It's like a band aid for a broken leg.
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 01:11 PM
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true but thats about the only thing thats cheaper then turbo or a k..that is able to make our cars go fast..
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 01:38 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by b0yg0tskills &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">true but thats about the only thing thats cheaper then turbo or a k..that is able to make our cars go fast<u>ER</U>..</TD></TR></TABLE>

Fixed.

The EM2 chassis, without a TON of money, will ever be FAST.
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 02:12 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by b0yg0tskills &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">theres is this guy i know he said he'll sell me his used nitrous kit for 300$. and he said all i'd have to get is injectors or so..any suggestions?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Seems to me that you know very little about NOS other than what you've seen in the movie theatre.

And there is a reason used kits are so cheap...

With that I'd recommend skipping it, saving your money and someday getting a faster car.
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 03:51 PM
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first of all the injectors regluate how big or how small of a shot of nitrous you can run in your motor (i.e. 50 shot, 75 shot). secondly, why is everyone hating on nitrous, it is the best hp/dollar you can get. However, i would def take a turbo set-up over a nitrous set-up anyday, but nitrous is a lot cheaper. also for the guy that said u can only use nitrous for a few seconds, DUHHHHHH.........but if your just going down a 1/8 mile or 1/4 mile track that should be all u need, right? i would also suggest upgrading the radiator b/c a motor on nitrous runs hotter than a motor w/o nitrous. you should be fine as long as u don't overspray and just use common sense. Def get a wet kit over a dry kit, get the specs of the kit the guy is going to sell u and post them up, then we can give u better advice.
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 04:16 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by petty$rep &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">first of all the injectors regluate how big or how small of a shot of nitrous you can run in your motor (i.e. 50 shot, 75 shot). secondly, why is everyone hating on nitrous, it is the best hp/dollar you can get. However, i would def take a turbo set-up over a nitrous set-up anyday, but nitrous is a lot cheaper. also for the guy that said u can only use nitrous for a few seconds, DUHHHHHH.........but if your just going down a 1/8 mile or 1/4 mile track that should be all u need, right? i would also suggest upgrading the radiator b/c a motor on nitrous runs hotter than a motor w/o nitrous. you should be fine as long as u don't overspray and just use common sense. Def get a wet kit over a dry kit, get the specs of the kit the guy is going to sell u and post them up, then we can give u better advice.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Those are called "Jets" not injectors.

Injectors are what are attached to the fuel rail, and spray fuel into IM runners and into the engine. A radiator is a total waist, as you will only be spraying for max 15 seconds, your OEM rad works fine.

What u need to do is get cooler plugs, higher octane, and i would get something to do a mild tune with.
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 09:24 PM
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Is he talking about the JETS or Solenoids?? Jets are cheap, solenoids are $$$.
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Old Feb 6, 2007 | 11:44 AM
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do you mean jets?
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