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Old April 25th, 2007, 05:42 PM   #1
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A Few questions about proformance mods.

What would be cheaper to do, buy gears and tlok and have them installed or buy a 8.8 and have it installed?

Exhaust I'm thinking of getting duel catback with flowmaster 40s on. Would that be a noticeable change in horse power, and what is a guess on how much?

Last thing is about nitrous, I know alot about Nitrous from reading but I don't under stand on how it is activated. Some say its always on others say it sprays after a certain rpm and movies have buttons which one is it? After it is activated how long does my car hold on to its HP boost before I get my old 190hp back? I also heard that nitrous is very expensive to re-fill is that true? How long does an average bottle last, my car is street only?
 
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Cheaper to get tlock and gears than an 8.8.

For exhaust if that's all you do you may feel more pull and you'll get like 15hp converting from y to dual.

For nos you have to choose wet or dry. I dont remember what wet does- i think it goes right into your gas line or into your block or something. For dry it sprays nos into your intake to mix with your oxygen and makes the bang from combustion alot bigger. You can set it up for a window rpm where it will only shoot during that window, and you set up a button so everytime you floor it your nos doesnt spray. So you hit the button and then between your set window it will spray. You can also have it so that it sprays only when you hit a button so you control the window. Your car only holds onto the boost as long as it's spraying, then itll go right back to the regular hp
 
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I'm not an expert by any means on Nitrous but I do know that they make window switches for activation which only work at WOT. You still have to enable the system but once it is turned on, once you hit the desired RPM at WOT the nitrous engages until the 2nd window switch is reached...somewhere before the fuel cutoff (if you guys have one?)

Then you switch gear and it does it all over again. The buttons are all in the movies. I suppose you could rig a button but why bother with one more thing to think about?

I can't answer the other questions though :-)
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Originally Posted by jgrotkier
I'm not an expert by any means on Nitrous but I do know that they make window switches for activation which only work at WOT. You still have to enable the system but once it is turned on, once you hit the desired RPM at WOT the nitrous engages until the 2nd window switch is reached...somewhere before the fuel cutoff (if you guys have one?)

Then you switch gear and it does it all over again. The buttons are all in the movies. I suppose you could rig a button but why bother with one more thing to think about?

I can't answer the other questions though :-)
When I race a civic and I don't want to spray a button saves me from wasting my money
 
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Re: A Few questions about proformance mods.

Originally Posted by silver stang
What would be cheaper to do, buy gears and tlok and have them installed or buy a 8.8 and have it installed?

Exhaust I'm thinking of getting duel catback with flowmaster 40s on. Would that be a noticeable change in horse power, and what is a guess on how much?

Last thing is about nitrous, I know alot about Nitrous from reading but I don't under stand on how it is activated. Some say its always on others say it sprays after a certain rpm and movies have buttons which one is it? After it is activated how long does my car hold on to its HP boost before I get my old 190hp back? I also heard that nitrous is very expensive to re-fill is that true? How long does an average bottle last, my car is street only?
gears and t-lok are cheaper usually

get rid of your y-pipe (true duals, h-pipe, or x-pipe) and you will see around 15% gains

for a street only car no nitrous it is illegal on the street, but if you want it get a arming switch a WOT switch and a window switch, the arming switch will make it to where if it isn't on nitrous never sprays, WOT switch makes it where it will only spray when armed and your at wide open throttle, window switch makes it where it will only spray when armed, your at wide open throttle, and your within you set rpm window. Just using a push button system your going to end up spraying at the wrong time and getting no performance gains or you going to detonate the engine and screw something up.
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Re: A Few questions about proformance mods.

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Originally Posted by silver stang
What would be cheaper to do, buy gears and tlok and have them installed or buy a 8.8 and have it installed?

Exhaust I'm thinking of getting duel catback with flowmaster 40s on. Would that be a noticeable change in horse power, and what is a guess on how much?

Last thing is about nitrous, I know alot about Nitrous from reading but I don't under stand on how it is activated. Some say its always on others say it sprays after a certain rpm and movies have buttons which one is it? After it is activated how long does my car hold on to its HP boost before I get my old 190hp back? I also heard that nitrous is very expensive to re-fill is that true? How long does an average bottle last, my car is street only?
gears and t-lok are cheaper usually

get rid of your y-pipe (true duals, h-pipe, or x-pipe) and you will see around 15% gains

for a street only car no nitrous it is illegal on the street, but if you want it get a arming switch a WOT switch and a window switch, the arming switch will make it to where if it isn't on nitrous never sprays, WOT switch makes it where it will only spray when armed and your at wide open throttle, window switch makes it where it will only spray when armed, your at wide open throttle, and your within you set rpm window. Just using a push button system your going to end up spraying at the wrong time and getting no performance gains or you going to detonate the engine and screw something up.

You are starting to learn some things from me. Before long, people might listen to you..........
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Re: A Few questions about proformance mods.

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Originally Posted by GreenFaleen
Originally Posted by silver stang
What would be cheaper to do, buy gears and tlok and have them installed or buy a 8.8 and have it installed?

Exhaust I'm thinking of getting duel catback with flowmaster 40s on. Would that be a noticeable change in horse power, and what is a guess on how much?

Last thing is about nitrous, I know alot about Nitrous from reading but I don't under stand on how it is activated. Some say its always on others say it sprays after a certain rpm and movies have buttons which one is it? After it is activated how long does my car hold on to its HP boost before I get my old 190hp back? I also heard that nitrous is very expensive to re-fill is that true? How long does an average bottle last, my car is street only?
gears and t-lok are cheaper usually

get rid of your y-pipe (true duals, h-pipe, or x-pipe) and you will see around 15% gains

for a street only car no nitrous it is illegal on the street, but if you want it get a arming switch a WOT switch and a window switch, the arming switch will make it to where if it isn't on nitrous never sprays, WOT switch makes it where it will only spray when armed and your at wide open throttle, window switch makes it where it will only spray when armed, your at wide open throttle, and your within you set rpm window. Just using a push button system your going to end up spraying at the wrong time and getting no performance gains or you going to detonate the engine and screw something up.

You are starting to learn some things from me. Before long, people might listen to you..........
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yeah I am learning, learning that I'll have 400rwhp in less than a month
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Pssh I got a 8.8 for $70 with 3.73's + t-lok :] but Im a craigslist master...
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keep bragging. Ill call my boies and we'll flip yo car like its nuthin nigga
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wow when he gets that good, ima make him come up here to VA and do all my engine work, cuz if he can move the block he can take everything apart with his mind, it will save me some time
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Originally Posted by Onemanzu
put the shiny thing next to the dudad and get this thingymagigger and connect it to the hoptey dooo and your all good
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the button push nitrous is mroe for street racing so that you can hit it at a different range in a different gear =]
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Originally Posted by 68pony
keep bragging. Ill call my boies and we'll flip yo car like its nuthin nigga

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Originally Posted by Onemanzu
put the shiny thing next to the dudad and get this thingymagigger and connect it to the hoptey dooo and your all good
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Originally Posted by 68pony
keep bragging. Ill call my boies and we'll flip yo car like its nuthin nigga
you wouldn't do that you wanna drive it
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Originally Posted by GreenFaleen
Originally Posted by 68pony
keep bragging. Ill call my boies and we'll flip yo car like its nuthin nigga
you wouldn't do that you wanna drive it

I didnt say when its happening. Just remember, we both know people that have flipped and rolled 3+ times an EVO. Just think what they would want to do to a 400hp v6.......
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damn i would just get me and some of my football buddies, we could do it
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Originally Posted by Onemanzu
put the shiny thing next to the dudad and get this thingymagigger and connect it to the hoptey dooo and your all good
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And we're done.
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Originally Posted by 68pony
Originally Posted by GreenFaleen
Originally Posted by 68pony
keep bragging. Ill call my boies and we'll flip yo car like its nuthin nigga
you wouldn't do that you wanna drive it

I didnt say when its happening. Just remember, we both know people that have flipped and rolled 3+ times an EVO. Just think what they would want to do to a 400hp v6.......
DRC touches my car I will murder his ass, whats he driving now anyway?
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The Z. He is looking for a jeep to roll and Nigger out. I cant wait for him to think he is so cool.
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