cost of nitrous

[badinfluenceRS]

I don't have nitrous but have been looking/preparing to get it soon. I have a '96 3.8 and I just wanted to know how much $$$ anyone has into their nitrous system. The engine is stock internally, and do not plan on upgrading the internals, so I wouldn't run anything too risky. There is kits at summitracing.com for about $550

anyways, how much do you all have into your nitrous?

[Shodown]

Re: cost of nitrous

I payed somewhere around $1300 with my system plus all the accesories. :o

[97rs4life]

Re: cost of nitrous

$500 into mine

[badinfluenceRS]

Re: cost of nitrous

$500 into mine

i looked at your cardomain...you have stock internals?
what kind of gains do you see?

I wouldn't use it often, just at the strip every once and awhile, and cruisin around occasionally

[FireBird_Fr3ak]

Re: cost of nitrous

Ive done about $600 here.

[Shodown]

Re: cost of nitrous

My kit was $325 from MattG, I nickel and dimed myself with everything else.

[ZO6vette037]

Re: cost of nitrous

I got my NX wet kit used for $300 (proabably was $1000 of stuff included, bottle heater, gauage, purge)
LS1 plate $200
switch plate and switches $30

I made out pretty good with my deal but if you are ever one LS1tech, they always have prople selling used kits.

[97rs4life]

Re: cost of nitrous

i looked at your cardomain...you have stock internals?
what kind of gains do you see?

I wouldn't use it often, just at the strip every once and awhile, and cruisin around occasionally

yea stock internals, 50 shot took about .5-.6 off and 75 did about .8-1.0 sec off. with tuning the gains are better, my gains were before headers as well and on stock tune. I have 100 shot now but no track times (track day was rained out when I was planning on going this fall).

[badinfluenceRS]

Re: cost of nitrous

yea stock internals, 50 shot took about .5-.6 off and 75 did about .8-1.0 sec off. with tuning the gains are better, my gains were before headers as well and on stock tune. I have 100 shot now but no track times (track day was rained out when I was planning on going this fall).

have you had any problems w/ your engine? How often do you use it? I have 119K on my engine

[97rs4life]

Re: cost of nitrous

no problems, have around 104k on mine I think. I use 2-3 bottles a year though

[ssms5411]

Re: cost of nitrous

I think I have around $1000 into mine with the msd window switch, extra bottle, purge kit and jets. 100 wet shot I go through a bottle about once a month.

[FloydSummerOf68]

Re: cost of nitrous

Kit can run between 350 and 1200...depending on what you want.

[BobDoLe]

Re: cost of nitrous

Kit can run between 350 and 1200...depending on what you want.

actually...
harris speed works is now selling their dry kit for $254.99 + shipping :banana:
i wish i had a reason to buy it all over again.

however... most of the cost is in the nitrous fills.
i can get nitrous for $3-$5 per pound. i usually end up paying $5 per pound since the cheaper places close way too early.
another thing to consider is that the last pound or two in a 10lb bottle is usually air instead of liquid goodness. so for $56 i figure i get a minute and a half of :burn: :drool:

but then as the bottle is near empty, it needs to get really hot to reach desired pressure and you get insane pressure drop problems. i have an automatic bottle heater that's controlled by a pressure switch
when the bottle becomes hot to the touch, i let it cool down and get it refilled. i figure i end up paying for 10 pounds and maybe use 8 if i'm lucky. depending on how often you get sucked into using it, it can become an expensive ADDiCTiON.

[FloydSummerOf68]

Re: cost of nitrous

When you buy a dry kit you will atleast want a window switch to go along with it to be safe...thats another 100...making it 350.

[FireBird_Fr3ak]

Re: cost of nitrous

What do people who mount it between the back seats do about a blowdown?