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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 11:39 AM
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How much nitrous can the S handle?

I am just wondering how much nitrous these cars can handle. I will be picking up the usual mods( pulley, intake, exhaust), and was hoping to put a 70 shot on top of it for those special occasions. It wouldnt be used alot. so how much can i do without extreme fear of blowing out my bottom end? thanks guys
 
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 12:38 PM
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Our kits starts off with a 60 up nozzle and goes up to approx a 100hp size . We have run the 100 hp with no issues but we recommend going to 400 cc injectors. This is with responsible use and our Venom / M7 controller your results may vary

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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 12:50 PM
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what should i be dynoing at roughly with the 60 shot and the supporting mods(pulley, etc..) . also, what times are people turning on the 1/4 with that setup? just curious
 
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 02:57 PM
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slow-s you must be coming from a detroit muscle car because I think I miss the straight away grunt also...and yes for all the haters that jump on and say the Cooper wasn't designed for the straights I know this I just miss straight away blasts every now and again.
 
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 03:09 PM
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u are correct!!haha. I currently own a 2000 z28 with a nitrous driven 438whp LS1, and my car before was a 1986 buick grand national with a stage 3 kenne bell turbo and fmic. I am looking for something that is actually fun to drive in the twisties instead of a hazard though. I just want a little spray for when I get the itch to go fast in a straight line from time to time. Trust me, I dont think that the main function of these cars is the1320 though
 
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 04:36 PM
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Nitrous is a quick way to a new set of pistons/rings.

I base this contention on little, but hold it to be true.

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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by slow-s
a 2000 z28 with a nitrous driven 438whp LS1, and my car before was a 1986 buick grand national with a stage 3 kenne bell turbo and fmic.
Can we see pictures of said vehicles? I also come from a Detroit driven household and still hold a place in my heart for the gutteral roar of a big block at 6K.
 
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by hemiheaded18
Can we see pictures of said vehicles? I also come from a Detroit driven household and still hold a place in my heart for the gutteral roar of a big block at 6K.
sure, no prob. let me try to dig up the pics of my GN, and tomorrow i will take some pics of the camaro
 
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 06:19 PM
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Stock Engine 100 shot 12.16 @ 110 at 2468lb
 
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 08:29 PM
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Stock Engine 100 shot 12.16 @ 110 at 2468lb



I'm not a nitrous fan, but that is impressive.
 
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 09:15 PM
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I used to think Nitrous was cheating...now I understand the uses of it much more and am for it in many of its applications This will be the last stage I add...
 
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 09:34 PM
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I think a better question would be how much nitrous can your clutch handle?
 
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 09:50 PM
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I'd think with a good cyclinder head and tune the car will have enough pickup to satisfy any straight line G lust you might have.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 05:47 PM
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now im torn though! i was looking at an 04 audi A4 1.8t quattro. with the gt28rs they have alot of power and the handling is quite good. I dont know which car to go with now!!
 
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 06:48 PM
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now im torn though! i was looking at an 04 audi A4 1.8t quattro. with the gt28rs they have alot of power and the handling is quite good. I dont know which car to go with now!!
I love the older B5 A4 1.8T quattro's; they look good (when properly equipped), are relatively cheap to buy, easy to mod, light weight, and can make some serious power with a larger turbo.

If it was your choice, I would look for a used MCS that's already been heavily modded and go from there. Much more fun than any A4 :-)
 

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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 04:21 AM
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now im torn though! i was looking at an 04 audi A4 1.8t quattro. with the gt28rs they have alot of power and the handling is quite good. I dont know which car to go with now!!
Don't...you'll have SO much more fun with the MINI. I'm a huge Audi fan...and I had a B6 A4. Loved it, but the mini is sooo much better. My brother-in-law used to own a B5 A4 1.8t with a GT-28rs kit on it. It really was not that fast, and I found it to be pretty laggy. It was cool for sure, but your MCS will be way faster, spending much less money. Just my 2cents!
 
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 11:25 PM
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^^^really? i thought that setup with the gt28rs would be fast. that is very good to know. Thanks for all of the responses guys. keep them coming
 
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 11:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul Webster
Stock Engine 100 shot 12.16 @ 110 at 2468lb
wow!!! that is really impressive. what other mods? slicks, quaife, suspension? when u say stock, do u just mean stock internals with all of the basic boltons?
 
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 08:37 AM
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It was on MT 24.5 x 8 - 15 slicks with a quaife and a Helix 4 paddle clutch on 205-50 -15 BFG drag radials it went 12.6s with a nitrous controller and 12.88 without.

When I say stock I mean stock everything.

Its gone 12.06 @ 119 on drag radials now and 11.77 at 115 on slicks with a smaller jet
 
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 11:55 AM
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N2O is fun fun fun... it's nice to see the other guy going when you floor it.
 
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul Webster
It was on MT 24.5 x 8 - 15 slicks with a quaife and a Helix 4 paddle clutch on 205-50 -15 BFG drag radials it went 12.6s with a nitrous controller and 12.88 without.

When I say stock I mean stock everything.

Its gone 12.06 @ 119 on drag radials now and 11.77 at 115 on slicks with a smaller jet
wow, that is amazing. what do u think it was capable of with street tires (rt-615 azenis)?
 
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