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using nitrous with a turbo.... better to use for top end or for spool-up??

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Old Oct 11, 2003 | 10:05 AM
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Default using nitrous with a turbo.... better to use for top end or for spool-up??

or both??

really i am just asking which would give me better results. i cant ever get a straight answer about it in FI, and since a lot of the big turbo drag cars seem to use juice, i figured i'd ask

also, what kind of setup would you use?
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Old Oct 11, 2003 | 10:27 AM
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Default Re: using nitrous with a turbo.... better to use for top end or for spool-up?? (Turbo Sam)

i guess it kinda depends on what your motor can hold and what your goals are. people use it to spool if they have a huge turbo or all the time if they have a small turbo but a motor that can handle it
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Old Oct 11, 2003 | 10:41 AM
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Default Re: using nitrous with a turbo.... better to use for top end or for spool-up?? (dmotoguy)

id say use it throught he entire powerband. at the track you really never come out of boost anways. so you might use it in 1st gear and that would be it. If you have hondata you can set when you want it to turn on by MPH, TPS, and a few other variables
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Old Oct 11, 2003 | 11:01 AM
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Default Re: using nitrous with a turbo.... better to use for top end or for spool-up?? (g2turbo)

i usually dont spray till 3rd gear..wont hook if i spray any earlier
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Old Oct 11, 2003 | 11:04 AM
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Default Re: using nitrous with a turbo.... better to use for top end or for spool-up?? (hybridKOOPHRI)

With your setup Sam, 2nd all the way to 4th
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Old Oct 25, 2003 | 09:20 AM
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Default Re: using nitrous with a turbo.... better to use for top end or for spool-up?? (OG Stunna)

alrighty, then what kind of shot should i shoot?? 100shot?? less? more?
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Old Oct 30, 2003 | 07:30 PM
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Default Re: using nitrous with a turbo.... better to use for top end or for spool-up?? (hybridKOOPHRI)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hybridKOOPHRI &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i usually dont spray till 3rd gear..wont hook if i spray any earlier</TD></TR></TABLE>
you don't hook with or without spray, LOL. sorry jose, but i couldn't hold back
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Old Oct 31, 2003 | 05:22 AM
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Default Re: using nitrous with a turbo.... better to use for top end or for spool-up?? (Turbo Sam)

I use nitrous all the way down the track. 125 hp direct port for the first stage, 120 hp single nozzle dry added to it for the second stage that comes on in third gear. There is no point in having to carry 40 lbs of nitrous system on the car if it is not going to "pay" it's way.......all the way down the track

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Old Oct 31, 2003 | 05:31 AM
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Default Re: using nitrous with a turbo.... better to use for top end or for spool-up?? (ZEX Man)

if you are going to use nitrous for spool you might as well hold it down the rest of the way.
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Old Oct 31, 2003 | 06:10 AM
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Default Re: using nitrous with a turbo.... better to use for top end or for spool-up?? (Gravy)

I believe Gardella was using it to spool when the rpms dropped to low on shifts and was working on his second stage for the top end. Maybe Ron can confirm that.
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