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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 04:25 PM
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Mounting NOS bottle?

Just wondering where you guys are mounting your nitorus bottles in the F-body. I don't have the bottle in my possesion yet but I'm thinking it will either go into the rear cargo area or between the two back seats.

I would really like to see pictures of these two spots if anyone has them. My biggest concern is if I should buy the short line in case i'm gonna mount in the back seat area.
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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 06:51 PM
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Re: Mounting NOS bottle?

i have mine mounted on the rear hump between the rear seats
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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 07:56 PM
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Re: Mounting NOS bottle?

i do not have nitrous in my car, and i'm not sure that i ever will, but if i were, there'd be two major things dictating my mounting spot.

1. easy to work on. putting it in the back seat area with a roll bar makes it difficult to put it in and out of the car. if you're a heavy nitrous hitter and go to a weekend long race and are any kind of successful, between the seats and under a bar will bet old quick. this leaves two mounting areas: in the rear hump, or the passenger seat area.

2. i want to be able to have complete control of the valve when i'm in the car, after the burnout, before i stage. i do not trust electrical solenoids very much as i've had pretty bad luck with that type of stuff, so i wouldn't trust an automatic opener. with these two requirements, this only leaves one place:

either in front of the passenger seat, or take the seat out for race day and put it in place of the seat.
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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 09:20 PM
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Re: Mounting NOS bottle?

Originally Posted by billybob6110
i have mine mounted on the rear hump between the rear seats

Any pictures of your front seats? I wanted those but couldn't find any pictures of them. I also like the bottle picture.
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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 09:32 PM
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Re: Mounting NOS bottle?

They sell fourth gen hump mounts I have been contemplating making my own.
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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 09:37 PM
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Re: Mounting NOS bottle?

here:
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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 11:34 PM
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Re: Mounting NOS bottle?

I think the auto bottle opener is more for a street application. How hard is it to open the bottle valve when you're in the staging lanes?

I like the dbl bottles sitting on the passenger seat, thats cool. I agree it has to be easy to gain access to changing it in & out.

I have an Aerospace billet bottle bracket that doesnt want to let go of the bottle when I loosen it up, so I'll replace it when I finally get fed up with it.

To answer the question, mine is above where the factory location of the fuel tank.
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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 12:50 AM
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Re: Mounting NOS bottle?

put it in the spare tire area thats where id put mine because its illegal to have an nos tank hooked up in cali so i would hide it there make sense i want to put nos to but i just got another job and need to register my car first and build a great engine second
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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 12:54 AM
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Re: Mounting NOS bottle?

mine is mounted on the passenger back seat hump area basically. I already cut out all the metal there for my full size mufflers so it just bolts to the top of the metal box I made. Easy to turn around and open/close the valve and bottle changes aren't that bad once you move the passenger seat forward and toss it in around the roll bar.
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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 07:59 AM
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Re: Mounting NOS bottle?

Originally Posted by mw66nova
here:
for note, as most racers this guy likely leaves the bottle valves fully open and turns the system on/off via the 1/4turn ball valves you see mounted behind the aluminum pan w/ the psi gauge. - That's how I run mine, except I "Y" the lines ahead of a single ball valve.

I don't have any current pics with the twin bottles or with all the plumbing, but you can see where mine sit in this pic:
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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 06:10 PM
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Re: Mounting NOS bottle?

i put mine in the cargo area in the back, really simple to install, easy to get in and out.
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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 08:54 PM
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Re: Mounting NOS bottle?

Originally Posted by Fast 383
Any pictures of your front seats? I wanted those but couldn't find any pictures of them. I also like the bottle picture.

the seats are procar by scat, there decent but i dont like how the lumbar support is, kinda stiff... anyways heres a pic or two
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