Very nice! I have a bunch of nitrous parts I purchased for my SRT-4 when I had it (never did get it installed), but I'm so scared to put it on this expensive 6.1L. Are there any real foolproof ways to set it up?
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Very nice! I have a bunch of nitrous parts I purchased for my SRT-4 when I had it (never did get it installed), but I'm so scared to put it on this expensive 6.1L. Are there any real foolproof ways to set it up?
Yeah the bullet proof way to set it up is...learn how to use it. Nitrous is only dangerous when you use it wrong.
Hyperspec is absolutely right. Nitrous is only dangerous (to a motor) if it is not set up properly. Nitrous adds a lot more oxygen to the combustion chamber, thereby making the fuel mixture extremely lean very quickly. To make it safe, or not lean, you have to add fuel, whether through the stock fuel system, or additional fuel. Some vehicles will see the lean condition through the o2 sensor and will add fuel, but this typically only occurs with small amounts of nitrous. Zex sells a system that goes up to 125 hp that will only let the nitrous be turned on at full throttle, and adds fuel through the factory system. Check it out at Zex.com. Neat stuff. Also, Great dyno numbers, I forgot my props. That is a lot of rear wheel horsepower!!
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