How Will Nitrous Affect My engine?

[jeredan1]

I heard nitrous will hurt the valves on my car. Is this true? If i were to decide to get a nitrous kit, what is the safest one out there? I want to make some nice power but i dont want to hurt my engine too much.

[L67Crackhead]

No. It will not harm valves or any other interal part provided that you do it properly.

Get a book on nitrous before you invest in it, a simple 500 kit now could lead to x,xxx down the road.

I would say a wet shot is safest for your application. NX makes some nice stuff as well as N.O.S. Either kit will put strain on your engine, no matter how well engineerd. Tuning plays a big cost in nitrous which may leave some unplanned investments.

go to http://www.zex.com or http://www.holley.com/nosnitrous/index.html to read up.

[pgtatx]

Nitrous can do all sorts of damage if you don't know what you are doing or something goes wrong during a run.

Nitrous is not for beginners, cause all it takes is 1 missed shift without certain safeties on the car and BOOM.

All in all Nitrous does wear on the engine as all mods do, so it will probably shorten the engine's life over time, depending on use. Also, if it;s gonna be your primary power maker, then that's sad. I know of a lot of cars with no mods but nitrous, and really that's not good. First off it's stupid, and you don';t get the most out of the nitrous use. Add an exhaust and some headers, and the SVT stuff, then the Nitrous, and you have a higher Bse hp, and make more power out of a smaller shot due to the engines ability to breath properly.

Back on topic...Just get all the safeties possible and don't be stupid...that;s th best advice.

[jeredan1]

Thanks for the info. Ill read more into it before i decide to do anything.

[diddy]

be careful, u might blow the welds on the intake, and then me and the mad scientist will have to rip apart the block and replace the piston rings you'll fry.

[Nemesis]

I would say tuning is a must if and when you get nitrous. I was able to get 13 more HP out of my 55 shot with tuning and approx 8 more hp off the nitrous.

[01blkcat]

While I may be completely off base here, I have read that nitrous does dry out the seals in the engine, leading to shorter engine life, as stated above.

[diddy]

well just like any higher HP mod it will wear out ur engine just a little bit faster. think about the guys wit turbos, dont u think those engines wont last wuite as long, bc they are running boost full time.

[cougarpunk]

i am also planning on gettting a nitrous kit. but i really want it for when i need it. but the thing is i will hardly need it. i might use it like 2 or 3 times a month at the max. so would it be a safe investment for me???? im all stock right now but my monza duals are on the way and so is the AEM ram air intake. where is the best place to buy these kits at and what other eccessories will i need to purchase when i buy my kit??

[diddy]

yeah, u should be fine with running nitrous. just make sure u also get colder spark plugs too. i say get a kit off of ebay, thats where it will be the cheapest.

[Afterhours]

Originally posted by: buffdaddy17
well just like any higher HP mod it will wear out ur engine just a little bit faster. think about the guys wit turbos, dont u think those engines wont last wuite as long, bc they are running boost full time.

Actually, turbos don't run boost full time.....boost only comes on when the RPM's are above the boost threshold (in my case, around 2400 RPM's) and under high engine load. You could drive around all day without ever going into boost. My car is a daily driver and during my normal commute, I usually don't hit any boost. Once in a great while there's a need to pass someone on the highway. In that case, it's usually just a few psi of boost (about 2 to 4 psi) for a second or two.

So I guess what I'm saying is............it should be taken in perspective. Performance modifications can have an effect on increased engine wear, but how you drive and basic engine maintenance has more of an impact on engine longevity.

[diddy]

so when u are driving around u hardly ever go above 2400rpm?

[Afterhours]

It's not just a matter of RPM. It's RPM and engine load. You could hit red line without getting any boost as long as you don't place high load on the engine.

A turbo uses exhaust gas flow and velocity to produce boost.....unlike a supercharger that uses the rotational forces of the engine itself to produce boost. In that case, the higher the RPM.....the higher the boost.

[diddy]

i know how a turbo works, but still. even under normal acceleration you don't hit any boost, without driving like a grandma? you are still gonna put more wear on your engine than cougarpunk if he is only gonna spray 2-3 times a month.

[cougarpunk]

yea buffdaddy17 i do'nt plan on using it much at all if barely ever. i would just really like to have the assurance of having it when it is needed. should i get a kit that i manually spray with a button or one that just kicks in at certain rpms or on how much you load when you hammer it???? also which brand should i look for????

[diddy]

go with zex, which when activated, will only spray at WOT and over a certain RPM. that is ur best bet

[Y2Kat]

Nitrous Expresss wet kit with fuel pressure safety switch, window switch and WOT throttle switch.

Arm the system...floor it. As long as there isn't low fuel pressure when she hits 3K SHOOOOSH...6K she turns off ready for the next gear :-)

[Y2Kat]

Nitrous Expresss wet kit with fuel pressure safety switch, window switch and WOT throttle switch.

Arm the system...floor it. As long as there isn't low fuel pressure when she hits 3K SHOOOOSH...6K she turns off ready for the next gear :-)

[02GTIisOhTooFast]

Nitrous will hurt your engine. That is a fact. How bad it does depends on how well you tune it. It causes extremely high combustion tempuratures which will burn things, like valves and pistons. Unless ford was nice enough to provide heat coatings on valves and pistons just so a few modders like you could run nitrous. Highly doubtfull. Again how badly this occurs will depend on the quality of the install and tuning.