My experience in checking out Nitrous, if you are going to go with a dry system, your car has to be 1998 or older. It must have a vaccuum ported fuel pressure regulator. My 99 SL1 doesn't, but Scott Thomas' 98 SL1 does.
E-mail him and ask any questions about his setup. [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you don't have a VPFPR, then you MUST go with a wet kit that mixes the fuel and Nitrous before spraying it. --- RoadRunn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'll try to address these as best I can. > > -If you want a "safety system" you can get a fuel > pressure cut off > switch that will kill the NOS if the fuel pressure > gets too low. There > is also a "window" switch from MSD that you can hook > up to only allow > the NOS to spray between certain RPMs > > -I bought my kit (Nitrous Express) from a local > performance shop. You > don't have to find a Saturn specific place for NOS, > just someone that > knows the product line. > > -The base kit comes with just that, the bare > essentials. I added to mine > both a bottle heater and purge valve. I think both > are a good idea in > the way of performance. If I would have kept with it > longer I would have > purchased the window switch and fuel pressure cutoff > as well. I have > also seen the gradual spray systems that start the > spray smaller and > then open up to 100% as the RPMs/time goes by. Those > help with traction > and drive train stress. > > -I have always been weary of spraying on an Auto > because you don't have > exact control of the shift points. In a Manual if > you spray while > shifting and the clutch is in you are almost > guaranteed an engine > meltdown, I got away with it once but scared the > mess out of me). I have > seen the person I mentioned spray ALL THE WAY though > the run on his Auto > even during shift points and he never had a problem. > I'm not sure if it > was luck or just a very well built torque converter. > > -Cost will always vary and there are always things > that will come up > that were not budgeted but here is my ROUGH > breakdown. Single fogger NOS > System $550, Automatic bottle heater $110, Purge kit > $100, 2 sets of > colder NGK plugs $15, NOS fill (the kits are shipped > empty due to > hazardous cargo) $45. I installed and tuned > everything myself with the > advice of a few local people. > > -Yes for a streetable car with no extra > modifications I would stay > around 50hp. I was running 75hp shot for over 3 yrs > with the first 1 1/2 > hrs being my daily driver before I went all race. I > would stay at the > smallest setting and see how your car reacts and let > you get used to the > NOS before you start moving up. DO NOT go above 75hp > without timing > retard and performance pistons and rings (engine > rebuild #1). > > -There has been an even longer debate on whether or > not NOS will shorten > you engine life. There is a DOHC in Dallas, TX that > has been running > 70hp on his daily driver for many years and he does > not maintain his > engine very well and he is still up. My 75hp > experience and the only > reason I had a melt down is spraying 100 shot on > stock internals. Also > the Auto guy here in Houston that was spraying 75 > shot on his daily > driver for about 1 yr before deciding to go all > race. Of course any > performance modification will shorten an engines > life beyond what it > would be if you never did anything to the car and > never drove above 55 > mph or 4000 rpm but I haven't seen a NOS story yet > that NOS killed an > engine **WHEN THE DRIVER KNEW WHAT THEY WERE DOING > AND THE LIMITS OF > THEIR SETUP** > > If you want to see pics of my setup my web page is > at > http://www.roadrunn.com/roadrunn > > Neil > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > On Behalf Of B Woody > Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2002 10:20 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [SPOC] message for roadrunn > > > > im interested in buying a nos setup for my sohc sl1. > but i need to be > fully > informed of the pros and cons of the system. is > there a safety system > that > will only activate the nos when it is safe to run > it? also where could > i > buy the FULL kit that i would need. is there > anything that i should buy > besides what comes with the kit? is it a higher risk > being that im > running > an auto. trans.? the total cost of everything, > novice or professional > install and tuning? keep in mind that its for a > street setup only so im > guessing that i should only use the 55hp nozzle. > also is this going to > shorten my engine life? 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