I went ahead and bought a kit today, its a nitrous express mainline kit.. part number ML2000 (usually $399 from skspeed.com) I bought a TPS switch, a blowdown tube and various other install related items. I got the kit for pretty cheap because I have been working at a speed shop for a while now (~$400 for everything ) and I will install the kit tommorow. I am also disabling my traction control using relays, but that probably won't happen yet, unless it interferes with my nitrous fun. I will most likely post a video in excitement or share a horror story lol. I will start off with a 50 shot, and try out the 100 shot once or twice. The kit can go up to 150 but I might just throw those jets out so I never even try them.

 

I finished installing the kit today, now I am just too scared to try it of the first time.. I ran into some obstacles due to the crossfires design, such as needing to make a custom bottle mount, blow down tube and uncertainty with the TPS activated switch but it is all sorted out. I am going to test it out later when some shops in industrial areas close for the night, I want to test it in a nice big parking lot. I don't want to spray it for the first time on a parkway in case anything happens. I will try to take a video of the first run... I'll post it if nothing too embarrassing happens lol.


Nitrous kit installed as cleanly as I could manage (engine's dirty though)



Bottle mounted on custom fabricated stand (made with metal from Home Depot and a mig welder), custom bent blow down tube (1/2" aluminum line with a -8AN tube nut and sleeve, flared to 37º)



Made it through hurricane Irene! lol.. don't mind my winter wheels still being on at the end of summer or the dirt

 

I think that tree needs a little trimming.......

Good luck with the trial run.... dont hurt yourself!

 

If you made it through a hurricane, a little nitrous shot is nothing....kid...

 

Thanks.. I feel pretty safe with the blowdown tube.. I had a burst disc blow on me, and the blowdown fitting controls the flow of nitrous very well. I more concerned with hurting the engine at this point.

lol, lets hope so. I mean it is only a 50 shot I am starting with.. fingers crossed

 

just remember this...the first words out of your mouth will be: Oh ****!.....

 

Keep us informed, I have been thinking of doing this for 2 years. I have to find another job, but maybe after that.

 

No answer overnight? Sounds bad...either stuck far from home-or in the clink!

 

It works! lol, its just not as intense as I expected a 50 shot to be. No pops, misfires or hesitations which I was thrilled with. I may want to step it up just a little bit, I may try a 75 shot sometime soon. I think the 100 range is where things start making funny noises and falling out, at least with stock stuff. I didn't take a video or anything because I just kind of made sure it worked, there are still alot of trees down and alot of roads were closed.

 

Cool setup, is that considered a wet or dry kit?

Also, have you changed out your plugs for cooler ones for use with the nitrous?

 

Thanks! It's a wet kit, there are 2 solenoids, 1 fuel and the other nitrous. They both feed into a Y shaped nozzle that sits in the intake elbow on the throttle body. I didn't change the plugs, but I didn't have any issues with misfiring. I may change the plugs to a colder non-platinum plug, because I read that platinum plugs may react with the nitrous and foul out. If it runs a little funky I'll know where to look first I guess.

 

I took a couple short videos today.. nothing crazy, just messing around without killing anybody lol.

http://youtu.be/ZvCKD7PkiHY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNXMFN7XHa8
I still can't embed youtube videos lol.

I am going to go with autolite AR3923's, they are cheap and use a traditional copper core. I just need to gap them to .044.. itll be about $15 for the set of 12 lol..

 

i would gap them a bit tighter then that. perhaps .034, i have the wifes SRT gapped at .028 but she just stepped up from a 75 to a 125 and runs 18# boost. also we run 1 step colder NGK iridium plugs

 

Sounds good.. I know a couple of people with turbo cars that had problems with misfiring due to the gap being too large.. I'll give the tighter gap a shot, thanks for the tip! Does the SRT have any additional work done in order to run the 125 shot?

 

Quite a few factory forged internals that we do not have in the NA...