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01-25-2009, 06:22 PM #1
WET or DRY
okay guys. i have a few bucks to spend and would like to spend it on a nitrous system (not a cheap kit). budget is 800 bucks for now. cool controllers can come in a month or two. i only want to go with a 150 shot plate system. who's got the best bang for the dollar? i only want to buy this once and add to the system. my car is stock with just BORLA cat back and the VOLANT air intake kit and a great tune. DYNO'd 332RWHP. just wanting to get close to 500RWHP.
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01-25-2009, 09:57 PM #2
WET!!! i would never put dry on my car. dry just a poor/lazy man's method. i'd put it on my car if i had a 5.0 bustang, but not my LS. as far as which one best bang for buck, i dunno the answer to that one.
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01-26-2009, 07:39 AM #3
While it's possible to go with a "budget" N2O build, be very careful with cutting corners just to save cash on the front end.
The benefit of the dry kit on a low budget is that the CPU does the bulk of the tuning for you (hence, saving you the expense of a dyno tune). The downside is that you're trying to toss a 150 shot on the car, so you'll more than likely need to upgrade your fuel pump and injectors. Those two parts alone should hit you for around $500+. A dry kit might be a good fit for you if you're comfortable with a 100 shot while you're waiting to piece together the rest of the system.
Personally, when I was doing my N2O build I was trying to be as cost conscious as possible, however I wasn't willing to sacrafice safety and reliability. By the time I figured up what everything would cost, the wet kit ended up being cheaper and in my opinion, a good wet kit mated with a proper dyno tune ended up being a better fit for my setup.2002 Camaro SS M6, 2.5 PRC 5.3L heads, TFS 228/230 cam, FAST 92, bolt ons + a 10 lb bottle in the back.
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01-26-2009, 01:14 PM #4
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tons of info here:
http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/nitrou...ry-vs-wet.html
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01-27-2009, 05:24 PM #5
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i think the stock fuel pump will start seeing its limits @ ~460rwhp.
going dry, you'll also have to consider injector sizes, since it relies on the injectors to add all the fuel... while wet doesn't.Eugenio_SS
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01-28-2009, 07:36 AM #6
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01-28-2009, 08:17 AM #9
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and a very well explained write up here from a nitrous shop as well:
http://www.lsxnation.net/showthread.php?t=329
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01-28-2009, 08:52 AM #10
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On a dry system I would limit it to around 125 shot based on you're current injectors. If you decided to do a set of injectors, by all means spray a dry shot. No one is going to be safer than the other. I personally like to keep fuel out of an intake that wasn't designed to flow fuel. With that being said though, I would feel comfortable recommending a wet plate system to upwards of a 200 shot.
Take a look at our Sudden Impact plate systems. They feature a 360* spray pattern as well as large nitrous and fuel solenoids as well as all aluminum and stainless steel construction. If you have any questions about it, please feel free to ask.
Nick
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01-28-2009, 08:53 AM #11
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