I am also interested in shooting a 50 shot of NOS in my 94 XE...it has 90,000 highway
miles. What kit..and anything else I need, do I need to get to have the reliable
setup you do? How much would somthing like this be, what brand, etc...
Thanx,
Grey
>
> In a message dated 12/17/00 12:31:05 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
>
> > So, have you lost compression due to damaged rings or seen any
> > other signs of NOS-related degradation? I am really curious about how well
> > our engines can handle nitrous. My engine has right at 140K on it, and I
> > would love to squeeze a 50 shot, but I am concerned that something internal
> > will fail, leaving me car-less, even though the engine certainly seems very
> > healthy--lots of power, no oil consumption, etc.
> >
>
> My motor still has the same compression test as a stock. I only have 53,000
> on it. I put the unit on with about 12,000. I don't know how long a motor
> with 140k would last before blowing the rings. Even with the ECU the
> injectors are at 100%. When we were testing we found out that they were
> delivering as much fuel as they possibly could. The wet sytem works very
> well. Don't go over the 50 shot because the intake is designed for air only
> and the fuel will puddle and lean some cylinders. With Nitrous you don't want
> to be greedy. The 50 shot will feel like 100 on the 1.6. Even from a roll it
> will smoke the tires in first and second.
>
> Mike Saiki
>
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