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Nitrous questions
Sorry if these are silly questions but how does nitrous effect the con rods of the engine ie people say if you want nitrous you need to uprate the rods, is this purely because of the extra strain the burst of power causes or is it for another reason.
At what levels of power and amounts of nos do these become problems.. example engine Focus RS at about 270bhp??
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At what levels of power and amounts of nos do these become problems.. example engine Focus RS at about 270bhp??
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Most conrods fail on the start of the exhaust stroke as they stretch, so its revs that kill them not torque generally.
BUT if you have a weak rod that cant handle torque then it will fail with nitrous torque just the same as it would from any other type of torque, ie more boost or other VE improvements.
BUT if you have a weak rod that cant handle torque then it will fail with nitrous torque just the same as it would from any other type of torque, ie more boost or other VE improvements.
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Sorry if these are silly questions but how does nitrous effect the con rods of the engine ie people say if you want nitrous you need to uprate the rods, is this purely because of the extra strain the burst of power causes or is it for another reason.
At what levels of power and amounts of nos do these become problems.. example engine Focus RS at about 270bhp??
Thanks Paul
At what levels of power and amounts of nos do these become problems.. example engine Focus RS at about 270bhp??
Thanks Paul
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Uprated conrods for nitrous is usually reccomended by the same folk who reccomend an uprated head gasket for more boost.
Ie the people whos cars are detting like fuck, blowing head gaskets and bending rods.
Ie the people whos cars are detting like fuck, blowing head gaskets and bending rods.
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On my YB I have to take a little timing out when on the gas, but I do that via the octane wires so the map hasnt been touched, not sure what the options are in that respect on the focus lump though.
Just a case of det checking and seeing, on SBD16V's motor we were running 125bhp of nitrous with no timing taken out at all, and it didnt have any issues, but its not always the case.
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To be honest, I don't really see the point in Nitrous until you are at the engines realistic tuning limit for sensible outlay, with the FRS you would be better off just going up to the next stage of tune IMHO....
N/a is a different matter as power is so expensive per BHP then it makes sense.
N/a is a different matter as power is so expensive per BHP then it makes sense.
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I think its trying to get a level of power to grip ratio right on the FWD. I have no idea why my old Fiesta used to perform so well @ 270bhp when all my competitors with similar set ups but much more power where doing much higher terminals but poorer times. Maybe my power range was better then the bigger turbo'd cars, my Fiesta certianly had no lag issues.
So if I got the next power stage it would be a T34 which may shift the power range up too high. Where as the nos would just be extra power on top of what I have. I always felt that the 1st 2nd and 3rd where ok on the quarter but 4th gear could have done with a bit more to pull across the terminal a bit faster.
It all down to experimenting at the end of the day
So if I got the next power stage it would be a T34 which may shift the power range up too high. Where as the nos would just be extra power on top of what I have. I always felt that the 1st 2nd and 3rd where ok on the quarter but 4th gear could have done with a bit more to pull across the terminal a bit faster.
It all down to experimenting at the end of the day
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To be honest, I don't really see the point in Nitrous until you are at the engines realistic tuning limit for sensible outlay, with the FRS you would be better off just going up to the next stage of tune IMHO....
N/a is a different matter as power is so expensive per BHP then it makes sense.
N/a is a different matter as power is so expensive per BHP then it makes sense.
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To be honest, I don't really see the point in Nitrous until you are at the engines realistic tuning limit for sensible outlay, with the FRS you would be better off just going up to the next stage of tune IMHO....
N/a is a different matter as power is so expensive per BHP then it makes sense.
N/a is a different matter as power is so expensive per BHP then it makes sense.
SO much better to drive than a T4 one, its not even comparable!
(much more expensive if you use it a lot on the gas though!)
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Thats my problem with it really , i'm sure it fantastic fun, but whats a 22lbs refill, about Ł50?. IMHO it's GT30 time for that sort of dosh. Can you not steal it from a hospital?
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I think you'd need progressive control for any reasonable amount of nitrous on fwd though.. Having a 200+ ft-lb torque spike at 2000rpm ain't gonna do you much good for traction.
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surely for the cost of a NOS kit on a focus RS, you could buy engine mods that would give you a permanent 25-50bhp power hike?
and remember NOS is useless when the bottle is cold (i.e. most of the year round) and even with bottle heaters it takes quite a while to warm them up. and i cant be arsed lugging the bottle in and out of the car to keep it warm in the house etc. so it tends to never hardly get used.
and remember NOS is useless when the bottle is cold (i.e. most of the year round) and even with bottle heaters it takes quite a while to warm them up. and i cant be arsed lugging the bottle in and out of the car to keep it warm in the house etc. so it tends to never hardly get used.
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not on mine it doesnt, jet size and AFR was checked on a rolling road while the bottle was warm.
say what you want chip, when mine is cold hardly anything happens. proof is in the pudding
say what you want chip, when mine is cold hardly anything happens. proof is in the pudding
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if youre interested in short bursts of speed (ie 1/4m) then nitrous is the most cost effective and sensible tuning option i can think of!
want a fast road car or track car tho and it makes less sense.
how many other modifications can you bolt on in an hour, cost 500quid and give you a 50-100% power increase on pretty much any car out there?
want a fast road car or track car tho and it makes less sense.
how many other modifications can you bolt on in an hour, cost 500quid and give you a 50-100% power increase on pretty much any car out there?
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what do you mean youre checking the AFR ona roalling road?
that's the Air/Fuel ratio, right?
the air isn't made up of 50+% nitrous oxide
that's the Air/Fuel ratio, right?
the air isn't made up of 50+% nitrous oxide