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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 08:04 AM
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Default Activating nitrous to keep from smoking 1st gear?

I'm gonna have to ditch the microswitch setup, can't use nitrous in 1st, is there some way I can have it automatically activate in 2nd or 3rd without having to manually do it? What do you guys run?
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 08:17 AM
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use a button. this way you can regulate wheel spin by hitting the button or by letting off.
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 08:30 AM
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you dont run a dual stage boost controler either do you? If not, id get one
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 09:38 AM
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i run a profec b, i gess i need to break down and get the steering wheel remote for it.
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 09:38 AM
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run lower boost in 1st gear man, 20psi is alot..
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 09:40 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Gravy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">use a button. this way you can regulate wheel spin by hitting the button or by letting off.</TD></TR></TABLE>

if i put a button on the steering wheel, how are you guys feeding/retracting wire to the button when the wheel is turned?
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 10:02 AM
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your getting 20 psi in first??? dam. bring that boost down.

and you dont have to put it on the steering wheel. just make the cable long enough to hold in either hand.
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 10:12 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jared &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

if i put a button on the steering wheel, how are you guys feeding/retracting wire to the button when the wheel is turned?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Isn't it wireless? And why are you turning with 20+psi of boost anyways?
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 10:19 AM
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your talking about a boost controller button. i think he was asking about nos button.
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 12:54 PM
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My Tuner rigged my WG to give me more boost on the profec b I run. The base boost is still too high. Im gonna switch to the Innovative and run a single shot around 75 hp NOS incase it lags between shifts. MY question, do you want NOS to help with lag or just increase overall performance, cause if its only for lag let your standalone switch it off above a certain RPM namely where it starts to break the traction.

And pleae no **** about use of the word NOS cause ill just **** myself.
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 01:01 PM
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you could always hook it up to a timer
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 04:44 PM
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20psi is too much in 1st period.
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 05:04 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by saso &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">MY question, do you want NOS to help with lag or just increase overall performance, cause if its only for lag let your standalone switch it off above a certain RPM namely where it starts to break the traction.

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I think that has alot to do with your setup. If your running out of power then use the nitrous up top. If your **** is to big then use it to help you spool and use a pressure switch to turn it off at "X" lbs.
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 05:05 PM
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my theroy is if you have nos for lag why not hold the button down through the whole rpm. might as well make more power.
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 05:07 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SIXTYdashONE &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">20psi is too much in 1st period.</TD></TR></TABLE>not allways depends on track/ tire size/ trany ratio allot of things
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 05:07 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jay Dirt &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you could always hook it up to a timer </TD></TR></TABLE>

The Profec's have a high boost timer?
Or Is it only the Profec A?
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 05:13 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dahatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">not allways depends on track/ tire size/ trany ratio allot of things</TD></TR></TABLE>

dude, im talkin about with his setup. I spin 25's at etown in good weather on 20psi out the hole..
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 05:37 PM
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Default Re: Activating nitrous to keep from smoking 1st gear? (SIXTYdashONE)

So how much boost do you run out of the hole? I'm going up from my 24.5x7s to 25x8.7s, but I guess I'll start with 15 out of the hole, then go up to full boost?
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 07:19 PM
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You will not make full boost in first gear.
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 07:36 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Gravy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">use a button. this way you can regulate wheel spin by hitting the button or by letting off.</TD></TR></TABLE>

You cant let off once you hit the button,if you let off the throttle you got to let off the button too or else..kaboom
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Old Oct 21, 2003 | 02:29 AM
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i come off at 18psi, then hit the button(26psi) in 3rd gear.
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Old Oct 21, 2003 | 04:12 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by saso &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You will not make full boost in first gear.</TD></TR></TABLE>

depends on the turbo and gearing
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Old Oct 21, 2003 | 04:42 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by D-Man &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

You cant let off once you hit the button,if you let off the throttle you got to let off the button too or else..kaboom</TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah i meant letting off the button. my bad.
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Old Oct 21, 2003 | 05:00 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SIXTYdashONE &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

dude, im talkin about with his setup. I spin 25's at etown in good weather on 20psi out the hole..</TD></TR></TABLE>no pun intended maybe i came of wrong i was just saying the tranny has a ton to do with it. i know you can leave at 26 psi on a 25 and still pull 1.64/1.65 60s in street trim with an ls tranny but a b16 tranny is a hole diffrent world
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Old Oct 22, 2003 | 11:50 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dahatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">no pun intended maybe i came of wrong i was just saying the tranny has a ton to do with it. i know you can leave at 26 psi on a 25 and still pull 1.64/1.65 60s in street trim with an ls tranny but a b16 tranny is a hole diffrent world </TD></TR></TABLE>

thats the problem, i'm running a b16 trans.
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