nitrous question?
#1
nitrous question?
I currently have a 2003 Mustang GT and I am interested in installing a nitrous system. I was just wondering which would be the best system for me. I have a C&L mass air kit installed. I heard that leans you out. I also want to get some 3.73's to go with my diablosport tuner. I know that the tuner advances spark timing. So my question is, would I have to get a custom tune for the Nitrous kit and what would be the safest way for my setup? I am not sure which kit to go with, NX, Venom, Zex, etc... any suggestions? thanks
#4
Originally Posted by arodriguez05
I currently have a 2003 Mustang GT and I am interested in installing a nitrous system. I was just wondering which would be the best system for me. I have a C&L mass air kit installed. I heard that leans you out. I also want to get some 3.73's to go with my diablosport tuner. I know that the tuner advances spark timing. So my question is, would I have to get a custom tune for the Nitrous kit and what would be the safest way for my setup? I am not sure which kit to go with, NX, Venom, Zex, etc... any suggestions? thanks
2 - 3.73's are a great fit with nitrous...so are 4.10's if you don't go to a large shot. Plenty of guys around here running 4.10's on the bottle (me).
3 - You can run nitrous on stock timing if you keep your shot to about a 75 shot, but optimally you are supposed to retard your timing one degree for every 50 shot. Yes, your Diablo should be able to be equipped with a separate tune for doing this. IMO, a switchable chip is better suited for nitrous so you can swap your tunes back an forth on the fly.
4 - If you want the safest possible kit and are happy with about a 100 shot, then go Venom. If you would like to get really serious about nitrous and go for larger hits, then get an NX wet. No kit is really better then the other, it all depends on how you wish to use the spray. I have a Venom. Be sure to read some of my posts about the setup.
#5
Thanks for answering all of my questions. I had a feeling about that mass air kit. Which intake system should I use? how about the c&l inlet pipe. Should I hold on to that and use an intake with my stock mass air housing?
#6
You can either go back to a stock setup or get just about any after-market cold air intake. Just be sure to use the stock MAF and stock MAF housing no matter what.
You can keep the C&L inlet pipe. It is actually a nice pipe to use for nitrous because it has a injector location already on it.
Some CAI's come with a pipe, however.
If you want to sell the C&L Mass Air Kit, you may want to on Ebay. Most guys on the forums don't use them.
Don't fee bad, I had one of these at one time and learned the hard way.
You can keep the C&L inlet pipe. It is actually a nice pipe to use for nitrous because it has a injector location already on it.
Some CAI's come with a pipe, however.
If you want to sell the C&L Mass Air Kit, you may want to on Ebay. Most guys on the forums don't use them.
Don't fee bad, I had one of these at one time and learned the hard way.
#7
I made sure that I saved my stock mass air housing unit. I never felt too confident about the c&l kit, although I do like the inlet tube because of the nitrous boss. What I will do is get another CAI and probably keep the inlet pipe for something to tap into. Thanks you have been very helpful.
#8
Incidently, I use a Steeda CAI. I sold my C&L Pipe as the Steeda had one with it. I spray right inter the Steeda pipe, but the C&L would have been better suited for it. In the end, I don't think it made much of a difference.
#10
Good question. The MAF kit from C&L is designed to "trick" your ECU and results in leaning out the a/f. That is exactly how it is designed to work. It is not a true after-market MAF as it utilizes the stock sensor.
Adding hp by leaning up the a/f is nothing new, but this kit can lean up way too much especially if you have other mods. When adding nitrous, being too lean is always an issue. So, if you are lean to begin with, you are asking for trouble.
A tuner can account for this, but that essentially destroys the entire purpose of having the Mass Air Kit in the first place.
Adding hp by leaning up the a/f is nothing new, but this kit can lean up way too much especially if you have other mods. When adding nitrous, being too lean is always an issue. So, if you are lean to begin with, you are asking for trouble.
A tuner can account for this, but that essentially destroys the entire purpose of having the Mass Air Kit in the first place.
#11
Originally Posted by MT's#1Customer!
Good question. The MAF kit from C&L is designed to "trick" your ECU and results in leaning out the a/f. That is exactly how it is designed to work. It is not a true after-market MAF as it utilizes the stock sensor.
Adding hp by leaning up the a/f is nothing new, but this kit can lean up way too much especially if you have other mods. When adding nitrous, being too lean is always an issue. So, if you are lean to begin with, you are asking for trouble.
A tuner can account for this, but that essentially destroys the entire purpose of having the Mass Air Kit in the first place.
Adding hp by leaning up the a/f is nothing new, but this kit can lean up way too much especially if you have other mods. When adding nitrous, being too lean is always an issue. So, if you are lean to begin with, you are asking for trouble.
A tuner can account for this, but that essentially destroys the entire purpose of having the Mass Air Kit in the first place.
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