View Full Version : Nitrous opinions
creativecougar
08-10-2006, 04:39 PM
What is the best brand and best company to purchase a nitrous kit for the cougar, taking into consideration the properly included parts. What I mean is, who has a kit that has nearly everything needed for a specific install on a V6 Mercury Cougar. I would like to buy minimal other things after I purchase a kit, so I was hoping there is a good place to buy a nitrous kit from where all the necessary items are included. And what jet size would you all recommend for a basically stock cougar like mine?
shadowfox28
08-10-2006, 04:48 PM
do you want to go with a dry or a wet shot?
boricua787pr
08-10-2006, 08:22 PM
i have a dry shot system, uninstalled. 10 # pds
creativecougar
08-10-2006, 10:51 PM
I think I'd like to go with a wet kit.
wadespencer99
08-10-2006, 11:15 PM
If your car is returnless, I believe you HAVE to have a wet kit.
CougarGuy939
08-11-2006, 10:08 AM
If your car is returnless, I believe you HAVE to have a wet kit.
that is correct
Return style=dry
Returnless=wet
wanderingmind
08-11-2006, 01:20 PM
Zex.
creativecougar
08-13-2006, 01:10 AM
I beleive I can have a wet kit whether I am return style or returnless style, correct? It's just that I CAN have a dry kit if I have return style only.
So anyways....is ZEX my only recommendation? What did everyone else do? Just piece ittogether from ebay or something?
S3c70r
08-13-2006, 02:24 PM
zex...
Yofavcracka
08-13-2006, 02:27 PM
naaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwsssssssssss....oh sorry, go with Zex, they're the best for our cars
creativecougar
08-13-2006, 07:20 PM
alrighty....sounds like that's what everyone else did. Any advice from you guys on the installation, or what I will need?
S3c70r
08-14-2006, 11:06 PM
Read a lot ... with the installation I did lately ...I asked so many questions ...everything you need to know is here ... And be sure to use teflon paste on NPT threads and not teflon tape ..
TrackCat
08-15-2006, 02:13 AM
come over my house in Chicago and I will hook it up fof you for free.
BigBalledOX
08-15-2006, 02:15 AM
come over my house in Chicago and I will hook it up fof you for free.
If I end up NOT selling my nitrous kit, I'm gonna take you up on that. :tongue:
creativecougar
08-15-2006, 10:37 PM
No crap! Thats cool. I'll definately think about that. I think I'd be fine hookin a kit up myself, but hey...nothin beats a lil trip to chicago.
S3c70r
08-16-2006, 12:12 AM
I have a zex remote bottle opener for sale ....The best gadget they could invent for nitrous ... Tested .. but never used... brand new at 99% :cool:
ilovemycar
08-16-2006, 05:30 PM
I would just pick up a cheap used NX wet kit off of Ebay or something. Zex may be a good kit, but there is nothing wrong with a NX kit.
creativecougar
08-18-2006, 01:47 AM
I was hoping to find somebody on here with a complete kit that they had on their cougar.....because I trust most people on here. Plus I know I get everything I need. So if you find somebody that's sellin theirs, let me know!
Comando489
08-18-2006, 01:57 AM
No crap! Thats cool. I'll definately think about that. I think I'd be fine hookin a kit up myself, but hey...nothin beats a lil trip to chicago.
yeah that is a fun city... (cept the dumb traffic)
ilovemycar
08-18-2006, 02:22 AM
I was hoping to find somebody on here with a complete kit that they had on their cougar.....because I trust most people on here. Plus I know I get everything I need. So if you find somebody that's sellin theirs, let me know!
My brother has a nitrous kit that he is selling. It was on BasSpyder420's cougar when he had it. PM me if your interested...
creativecougar
08-18-2006, 03:20 AM
My car was built in September of 1999. Which style do I have, return or returnless? I'm just trying to figure out if I should run a wet or dry nitrous set up.
creativecougar
08-18-2006, 12:54 PM
Well...I just found out that I have a RETURN STYLE. So that means I can run a wet or dry kit, correct? Which would be easier?
CougarGuy939
08-18-2006, 12:56 PM
pretty sure you dont have a choice dry is your only option
creativecougar
08-18-2006, 01:47 PM
Oh...ok.
shadowfox28
08-18-2006, 02:14 PM
dry shots are easier to run in my opinion... Something about messing wht the fuel that i just don't like
ilovemycar
08-21-2006, 01:39 PM
pretty sure you dont have a choice dry is your only option
Nope...he can use wet...that's what i have.
creativecougar
08-22-2006, 12:24 AM
Thats what I thought....but it's okay. I have already decided to order a nice dry kit....its by zex. I'm gonna have two 10lbs. bottles, my bottle warmer, remote bottle opener, etc. It'll be sweet! I can't wait!
Thats what I thought....but it's okay. I have already decided to order a nice dry kit....its by zex. I'm gonna have two 10lbs. bottles, my bottle warmer, remote bottle opener, etc. It'll be sweet! I can't wait!
same set up i have. Did you get the maximizer kit?
besure to get a purge kit, if you havent already.
BigBalledOX
08-22-2006, 11:45 AM
same set up i have. Did you get the maximizer kit?
besure to get a purge kit, if you havent already.
Yes, yes he is. :biggrin:
Yes, yes he is. :biggrin:
hehe. speaking of which, i just got the one i got from you via U.S Postal Global Express today. (among other goodies.) Only thing i need now is my car. (which unfortunately is STILL at the body shop.)
creativecougar
08-23-2006, 12:04 AM
Lol. Yep. Like he said ^ It will have the maximizer kit and i already got to ordering the dual exit purge kit. I do have a question though....Where should I have the purge shooting out from? I don't know what will look better. What do you guys think? (Wheel wells, between hood and windshield, out of my hood scoop, etc.)?
CougarGuy939
08-23-2006, 12:06 PM
depends on what hood you have but i plan on doing it out the center of my predator hood
creativecougar
08-23-2006, 03:48 PM
I have the Kaminari Hood
have it come out of the exhaust.
CougarGuy939
08-24-2006, 12:21 AM
with the kam hood your probably better off having it come out the sides of the hood as long as it wont stop you from shutting the hood
whiteboy477
09-01-2006, 07:14 PM
you can do what I plan on doing which is find someone that is selling one Z3 or X1 fender and have it shoot out that. Id be willing to buy a kit and sell you one.lol
Nemesis
10-17-2006, 03:56 PM
What is the best brand and best company to purchase a nitrous kit for the cougar, taking into consideration the properly included parts. What I mean is, who has a kit that has nearly everything needed for a specific install on a V6 Mercury Cougar. I would like to buy minimal other things after I purchase a kit, so I was hoping there is a good place to buy a nitrous kit from where all the necessary items are included. And what jet size would you all recommend for a basically stock cougar like mine?
Best kit overall- Venom VCN-2000
Second Best kits- Zex Wet/ VCN-1000
I dont like NX or N.O.S because they utilize seperate solenoids for fuel and nitrous. More parts = more parts that could fail.
rb26deet32
11-28-2006, 09:02 PM
Where are you guys buying your zex kits from? I looked on spmotorsports and they have all the stuff Im going to get but they only have wet kits. Thanks
Where are you guys buying your zex kits from? I looked on spmotorsports and they have all the stuff Im going to get but they only have wet kits. Thanks
try ebay.
rb26deet32
11-30-2006, 01:25 AM
try ebay.
Are you serious? I would never think to buy something from ebay. Especially something like nitrous. Well I guess I'll look into it then.
gyger
12-31-2006, 01:27 PM
I run the VCN-1000 made 238TQ to the wheels and 226FWHP
off of a 50 shot. Their tech service is AMAZING and they have
helped me tune my Nitrous control module over 4 times.
They are always very helpful...and their help is free!
It does like to hang towards the lean side though and I don't like
that. Hopefully this time is different we'll see when I go back to the dyno.
StealthyWeasel
12-31-2006, 02:43 PM
the VCN series only has dry shots right?
FastCougar
12-31-2006, 06:27 PM
Yes and no ... it doesn't have a seperate fuel solinoid, but instead controlls the injectors for the aditional fuel by increasing pulse width IIRC. Someone who has one will know for sure exactly how this is achieved, but technically, it's a "wet" system as extra fuel is being provided, just not by it's own solenoid.
DemonSVT
01-01-2007, 12:08 AM
Yes and no ... it doesn't have a seperate fuel solinoid, but instead controlls the injectors for the aditional fuel by increasing pulse width IIRC. Someone who has one will know for sure exactly how this is achieved, but technically, it's a "wet" system as extra fuel is being provided, just not by it's own solenoid.
The definition of a "Wet" system means it supplies it's own additional fuel "source." (i.e. a fuel solenoid tied into the fuel rail with an injection nozzle/nozzles)
The definition of a "Dry" system means it adds nitrous only.
Both Venom kits are Dry systems. The additional fuel available is limited by the injector size.
warmonger
01-01-2007, 08:10 PM
Exactly! You really need a wideband to determine if you are running lean with a nitrous system and not rely on the Venom method of using the factory sensor.
gyger
01-02-2007, 03:26 PM
Exactly! You really need a wideband to determine if you are running lean with a nitrous system and not rely on the Venom method of using the factory sensor.
Correct!!!!
I believe that is where my leaning condition came from on the bottle.
It uses the stock O2 sensor off the header to determine whether or not the car is starting to lean out. If it is, it pulses the injectors to add fuel.
But I'm still experimenting with the system on the dyno to get
it where I want it.