hey i have an 87 z 28 that is pretty stock but am looking toward a nitrous oxide injection setup and am wondering what i have to do to my car so the nos button won't be like a self destruct button. anything that has to be done first any help please.

 

well first of all I wouldn't recommend nitrous, because like you said you don't want a self distruct button. but if you really just have to have it, you need to check out your equipment. the block you have most likely has a lot of miles on it, and nitrous will add more quickly. From what I've heard, 1 shot of NOS=1000 miles worth of wear to your engine. So if you want to have NOS and keep the same engine awhile, I would have it rebuilt before you add NOS with lightweight but strong parts, and a medium-low compression(something in the lid 8's)Personally I like naturally aspirated motors, but it's your call there.

 

just out of curiosity why is it bad to use NOS with higher compression engines?

 

Because running NOS into the combustion chamber is like increasing the compression ratio drastically. It is extremely cold and as we all know cold air is much denser, thus packing in a lot more wallop than your regular gas/air ratio.

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1986 Camaro Sports Coupe
T-tops, power hatch, third brake light
LG4 305 V8, "Damonized" Q-Jet 4bbl, K&N filter
Crane ignition kit, TH700R4 transmission and Derale cooler
Air conditioning, pw, pl, pb, ps, tilt wheel
Kenwood cassette, Pioneer 6x4 component front speakers
Rockford Fosgate 6x9 Punch rear speakers
Aluminum slots and Goodyear 225x60R15 Eagle HP tires

 

It isn't necessarily bad. Nitrous is pretty much the only power adder you can use on a high-compression engine.

 

it may be the only power adder on a high compression engine, but a high compression engine with a good shot of NOS will also kill that engine rather quickly.

 

will NOS be more effective with a smaller shot on a higher compression engine?

 

I think you guys could be missinformed. A lot of guys on the power adder board claim their engines ran *better* after nitrous. This could be because the nitrous cleaned the O2 sensor a little and/or other carbon deposits in the engine. Nitrous has a kind of "safeguard" built into it as well. When the Nitrous-Oxide molecule splits into nitrogen and O2, the O2 burns while the nitrogen acts as sort of a "cusion" for combustion. The charge of air is cooled significantly as well. These things however cannot make up for poor set up and bad tuning. Full throttle switches are a good safety measure and the ultimate could be Jacobs Electronics' Nitrous Mastermind nitrous controller. For more info try http://www.holley.com/HiOctn/ProdLin...ysteminfo.html

Like I said, all the safety equipment in the world can't make up for poor setup and tuning. Know your car's limits and don't excede them. Keep in mind that this is my opinion and is not written in stone.

 

First I'd suggest surfing the Power Adder forum to see if this question has been asked 100 times before. Then once you have some fundamental knowledge of using nitrous, you may want to confirm some questions with NOS tech or appropriate comapny. Here is some additional reading that may help enlighten:

http://www.kb-silvolite.com/page14.htm

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1984 z28 w/ a 357 cu in. monster engine which is looking like the posterchild for Edelbrock with the exception of the Holley 750vac... all the suspension stuff... 9-bolt posi disk is in...

-=ICON Motorsports=-

 

Nitrous will not ruin an engine (installed properly) Before you do anying you have to have a fuel pump to deliver the psi, second you MUST have a retard for your ignition, and third dont run it for more the a 1/4 mile or a minute, and keep an eye on you temp. Do your research!

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Colin Finkle
87 Sport Coupe Camaro, 5.0 L V8

 

I have notes on how to install nitrous on my application at my below website. www.geocities.com/kidkid911 I am going to get an adjustable 100hp-150hp kit.

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Corey Turner - Toledo, OH
91 9C1 - "Project Potent Rodent"
www.geocities.com/kidkid911/index.htm
-350ci / Ported Vortec's - 10:1 Compression
-Crane '509 lift hyd. roller cam / 1.5" Roller Rockers
-Ported Holley 670cfm TBI on a Edelbrock Multipoint EFI System / Paxton AFPR
-Heddman Full-Length Headers piped to Dynomax 2.5" True Duals / DM Turbo Mufflers
-K&N Dual Air Inlets running to Ram Air II Hood
-MSD 6A Ignition Controller / MSD Blaster 3 Coil / Accel wires-cap-rotor
-Ed Wright Fastchip in a 7747 ECM
-Flex-a-lite 210 Electric Fans - 160 Thermostat
-700R4 w/ a B&M Shift Kit
-3.43 Posi-Rear
-Ram Air II Hood, Custom spoiler

 

NOS (N2O) luvs compression!
Tune right or meltdown.

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86 T/A 5.0 A4 & 2.77 gear
15.62 @ 86 mph
93 Civic 1.6L
13.5 @ 100 mph

 

man that potent rodent is gonna be a bad *** ride. i love what you did for it even though it is my most hated car (police car). but i love what u did.