anybody hooked up a venom or noz package on a r56?

 

 

why did that guy make a sad face. i was looking into it spoke to nos (holley) and you would have to get a wet kit and figure out where to tap power on your own and with stock internals you would not want more than a 50 shot

 

welll there would be my second question are the aftermarket internals available at this point or would it be a whole custom deal???

 

i think rmw makes pistons not sure tho

 

Yea really, any heavy duty engine components so we don't end up throwing rods on the floor?

 

Because I just came off of one of the biggest ricer forums on the net and this is the OP's first post. It's a knee jerk reaction.

There are PROVEN, RELIABLE powermakers already available, bolting a nitrous kit onto a modern engine doesn't work the way it used to, I have a feeling the ECU is going to go haywire without any proper tuning, plus the amount you're going to be able to use would be insignificant IMO. Plus MINI's already whiny about their warranty, this would kill it for sure.

You'd be better off using nitrous on the intercooler, getting a sprayer to keep intake temps low.

I'd never put nitrous in an engine, pretty much period.

 

Don't knock it till you try it. I ran a 50 shot on my R53 for a while with stock internals. It was ridiculously fast. Nothing broke.

 

And i've heard enough stories of things going horribly wrong to not want to try it. I'm not a scientist or a mechanic, so I don't think an anecdote war is going to solve this.

 

Okay you've heard stories but I've actually experienced it myself. Nitrous will only harm your engine if used improperly.

 

+1

For those interested here's a video of me installing it on a rental car.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrP3kiUm1K8&fmt=18

 

Nice video, you should have sprayed it more, you had the insurance.

 

Definitely entertaining video...

+1

 

But how do you define improperly? That's my point. You usually don't know you're doing something improperly until things, very expensive things, start to break.

And as you probably know from the lack of tuning, the R56 ecu is much different than the R53. I don't know how it would react to seeing that much of an increase in air/fuel ratio.

I know there's a 'right way' and a 'wrong way' to use nitrous. But since you had a good experience doesn't mean it translates to other cars, or that it will be done correctly, or even that you yourself won't be paying for it down the road. That's what i'm getting at.

After all the movies came out, people view it as cheap speed, and a whole lot of companies put out kits that weren't properly engineered, people didn't understand how to use them, and then on top of it all, engine management has evolved. General ignorance and corporate technological advancements don't mix well.

I don't want to start an ebattle, but that's my opinion, and nothing short of an engineer familiar with the MINI will change that, because I don't want to risk it.

 

I did my research and knew what the car could handle. I didn't just order the kit, slap it in, put the biggest nozzle on and pray nothing would go wrong. I spent a long time figuring out what the limits were and how to effectively go about it by talking to people who had a lot of experience with it on their R53. Just don't let the nos go to your head and know the safety side of it. And btw, I probably sprayed about 20 bottles through my motor. That was over 20,000 miles ago and I haven't had any repercussions yet.

 

So why'd you stop?

 

I put it in at the beginning of summer and when I went back to college I found I didn't really use it. So I stopped filling the tank and just recently took it all out because I might be selling the car soon.

 

good idea. I wouldn't buy a used car that had an empty NOS tank in it!

 

IMO NOS is worth if you are smart about it. You can run up to a 75 shot on stock internals and be "ok". But pushing it much over that and there can be severe problems. And if you car is running super rich the unburnt fuel will detonate in the exhaust and blow a huge hole in the pipe like my buddies Impreza. With a turbo just do meth injection and crank the timing up that will add some serious power.