Racer's Lounge - What does it feel like to use Nitrous?

I'm just curious, i'm thinking about hooking up spray on the bird.. But what does it feel like to use it? Do you really get pushed into your seat instantly? Also is it true if your not flooring it, you can hit the nos and it won't activate until you gun it? Saw it on a video, i dunno.
Just curious :D

With respect to my setup, the car feels like it accelerates as if it was in a lower gear but I'm actually in a higher gear. I def feel a push from my 100 shot but its not fast & the furious with everything going blurry.

Many nitrous systems are setup to have a mechanical or electronic switch to only have it activate at WOT. There are many other safety equipment as well. Take a look at the nitrous FAQ section for tons of info.

Peak TQ on a typical nitrous setup occurs as soon as you activate it so the initial hit is very hard, especially on a big shot.

Its like the Millenium Falcon going into warp drive...

Its like the Millenium Falcon going into warp drive...

:jest:

I didn't run a lot on my truck, but when I did, it definitely woke it up. Felt like the truck was in a lower gear and it pushed me back into the seat a little bit.

The "only activated when WOT" is a safety feature.

.....waiting for the TO MUCH NAWWWWWS!!!!!! F&F .gif :D

.....waiting for the TO MUCH NAWWWWWS!!!!!! F&F .gif :D

"Danger to manifolds!"

:jest:

Imagine sex....
But better!

it feels like if your hauling ass and get rearended or pushed.

my buddies old mac1 had a 150 shot, he would be in about 3rd cruising around 70 or so. he would punch it and flip the switch and it sounded like it opend up twice.

the speedo would shoot up pretty fast, but never really felt the back in the seat feel.

it was auto btw.

I had a 100 shot on my car. I had an arming switch and a momentary switch for activating it. No WOT switch, though it's not a bad idea! Anyway, you could feel the engine wake up, but it certainly didn't pin you in your seat.

Hit it hard from a roll with a 200shot and it has some go go in it

well at first you feel a little light headed, but then you get used to it and want to take another hit :P

I know some people say its addicting. I hope its not too addicting, $30-$40 a bottle might start to hurt after awhile.

Its like the Millenium Falcon going into warp drive...

hahahahah nice

well at first you feel a little light headed, but then you get used to it and want to take another hit :P

I was contemplating a similar post.

It is so much like sex it is ridiculous......

^Mike, trans am's and guitars, I like!

I need Nitrous now! :devil: gotta make sure my car can handle it.. Since I have 400+RWHP, if I use a 100shot am i gonna blow something up?

Well,

I have a 430rwhp Auto car that i spray a 200rwhp shot through. First, I can tell you it is a HUGE PITA to get it right. Anyone that tells you otherwise has never ran nitrous. Once you have your kit set up correctly though, it's tough to beat. I never really ran a small kit on the car, and have only made passes on the 200 hit. When we first were ironing out some problems with the kit, it wouldn't recognize the WOT switch. So, I made like 10 passes thinking "o it's fixing to spray.....OOOOOOOoooooo....did it spray?!..."


Then, we made one TINY little adjustment....and made another pass. I seriously was NOT expecting the hit. hahaha


All I can compare it to is getting hit from behind by a car at a stop light. Mostly because i was not prepared at all, and had gotten comfortable with 1.57-1.60 60'. So, when the car hauled balls to a 1.40 60', WOW it hurt. I remember my back hurt for about 2 days! But, once you know it's coming, it really is like crack. Its an incredible rush. Mainly because you are so used to your car N/a. Then, snap on an INSTANT(remember nitrous damn near is instant peak power) 200 on your back and it's like a whole nother car.

For my car, It's the difference between a no wheels up, really really lazy 60 to a solid 1ft wheels up pass that carries them for a solid 20 feet.

Just watch the scenes in F&F when they use their "NOS" :lol:

well at first you feel a little light headed, but then you get used to it and want to take another hit :P

Yep...then you get a soar throat for a week.

It feels like adding 75-150rwhp to your car (typical)...depending on system and setting.

i had a buddy that drove a turbo mustang say it feels like god kicking you in the ass. ever since then i have wanted to try it

I've only rode in my cousins turbo 240sx when he was spraying a 75 shot. Even with the small shot on that car you could feel it. My head was pretty much glued to the seat.

I'm looking forward to my 150 shot on the Camaro.

Not gonna lie, sounds kind of scary on the first time LOL

Like this:
http://iacmusic.com/Uploads/32974_-_Car_Blur_BLOG_5C8U4076.jpg

it's not. when i had nitrous you could definatly feel the hit. like the others said it feels like you get hit by a car. dont be scared if you have all your safety shit set up correctly.

I love the don't be scared part. I can triple check things and still have a grimace on my face the first time I turn the key, then hopefully it turns to a smile.

All this nitrous talk, I really really should install my kit. I've had Nitrous Outlet plate goodness staring at me for over a year from the shelf.:lol:
I want NANO, remote bottle opener, and the A/F shut off switch/wideband though, and I hate tearing things apart twice, so I shall be patient.

Don't forget this:

http://12voltguy.com/web/components/com_virtuemart/shop_image/product/GO_BABY_GO_SHIFT_483248c847565.jpg

like the others said it feels like you get hit by a car. dont be scared if you have all your safety shit set up correctly.

..LOL.. Safety equipment.. -cough cough-
Idk. I'd be scared to all hell for my stock rear end's life O_O

the first time you hit it it makes everything go

WHA WHA WHA WHA WHA WHA WHA WHA WHA WHA WHA WHA.......

actually it does that everytime

..LOL.. Safety equipment.. -cough cough-
Idk. I'd be scared to all hell for my stock rear end's life O_O

buddy of mine went to the track with 1.7 sixties.. it started to wine a little after that.. went and spray one time with a 175 shot.... not it clunks and banks going from park to drive... :D


H/C a4 385 hp

Just watch the scenes in F&F when they use their "NOS" :lol:

.....waiting for the TO MUCH NAWWWWWS!!!!!! F&F .gif :D

WORD SON!

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a172/spazman05/back_to_the_furious.gif

buddy of mine went to the track with 1.7 sixties.. it started to wine a little after that.. went and spray one time with a 175 shot.... not it clunks and banks going from park to drive... :D


H/C a4 385 hp

I went 1.69 on motor with bolt-ons, and 1.66 on the jug, hitting it about 20 feet out.. Friend of mine is cutting 1.5's on his 10 bolt

I did break a 10 bolt on a 1.73 motor 60'

I think they are hit or miss..

To be honest, I couldn't feel the 100 shot ...but as you can see from my signature..it picked up a lot.

it does feel like being hit buy a car when you hit it at the track and it hooks, but doesnt hit as hard on a roll on the highway unless it a BIG hit.lol. definatly addictive.

just get a window switch...and do some good research. You cud really do some damage with nitrous...good and bad...real bad

I know some people say its addicting. I hope its not too addicting, $30-$40 a bottle might start to hurt after awhile.

It is, in fact I got tired of filling up bottles I ripped it all out and sold it. Now I want FI more than ever :devil:

I went 1.69 on motor with bolt-ons, and 1.66 on the jug, hitting it about 20 feet out.. Friend of mine is cutting 1.5's on his 10 bolt

I did break a 10 bolt on a 1.73 motor 60'

I think they are hit or miss..

no doubt people turn 1.5s for 3 years... or you could throw slicks on a bolt on car cutting 1.8s and it could go..

from a 40 roll in my car with slicks it feels like a f16 hit you

I have a 100 shot on my car. Hits good, you can really feel it hit at 3000 RPM.
Ride in a light turbo car with like 20 PSI, that is what is feels like when it hits.

i noticed all the safety stuff adds up. is it all necessary?

It feels like going into boost with a supercharger.

Aaah, i would much rather a procharger :devil:

I'm about to pull the trigger on the HSW wet plate kit an all out accessory kit. It's about $900.

It feels like going into boost with a supercharger.

or turbo :)

i noticed all the safety stuff adds up. is it all necessary?

Not necessary, but highly recommended. I don't need a A/F shutoff switch, but I'm def. going to get one before I do my install. I guess I'm over cautious.
Going to get NANO too, I want this thing to be consistent, hopefully that helps whoever ends up tuning it.

Greatest thing is when this LT1 lets go and I do a LS swap all I have to do is order a new plate.

its like feeding crack to your motor and giving it a swift kick in the ass. better than sex. if i spray in 3rd gear i take off at 60mph and when i get a little over 70mph it sprays and the back wheels break loose. if you can hook up its even better! your motor sounds like you just opened up 8 more cylinders. i recomend spraying your car. warning, it is addictive!!!

If you're not spraying a big shot, you don't really feel it much. You will feel it a little, but like everyone said, it's nothing like the movies - you don't get pinned in your seat or anything. Now, if you're spraying a 200 shot or something, it's different. Looking at your previous posts though, I don't think you will be spraying that much.

Filling up the bottle gets old though. When I was in VA it was $5/lb...so my 15lb bottle cost me $75. What sucks is now gas is so cheap so it makes n20 seem so much more expensive. :(

I'm not getting rid of my kit though. Im pulling it off my SS and putting it on my new Firehawk... I don't use it much, but since I already have it...why not? :drive:

i have it on my awd talon. the first time i sprayed it was a 50 shot on top of 26psi of boost. its pretty interesting seeing an awd car get completely sideways at a 50 mph roll. (nitrous is setup through stand alone to only spray and a certain mph) so yea its a blast using spray...literally

or turbo :)
True that.

I've only been in my car with a 75 shot, but it just accelerates harder and pushes you into the seat more. Not violent at all since my MSD window switch is set at 3600 RPM and I'm on a small shot.

I'm sure I will be denying myself some of the experience by using a progressive controller, but hey at least my parts shouldn't suffer from the torque spike.

I'm kinda surprised you really can't feel around a 100 shot, the torque spike looks nasty on paper bringing it all in at once at 3k, figured you would feel that over running N/A, guess not from the responses here.

If you're not spraying a big shot, you don't really feel it much. You will feel it a little, but like everyone said, it's nothing like the movies - you don't get pinned in your seat or anything. Now, if you're spraying a 200 shot or something, it's different. Looking at your previous posts though, I don't think you will be spraying that much.

Filling up the bottle gets old though. When I was in VA it was $5/lb...so my 15lb bottle cost me $75. What sucks is now gas is so cheap so it makes n20 seem so much more expensive. :(

I'm not getting rid of my kit though. Im pulling it off my SS and putting it on my new Firehawk... I don't use it much, but since I already have it...why not? :drive:

You can send me your kit if you don't want it :lol: I'm always taking kind donations for my project car. :D

i have it on my awd talon. the first time i sprayed it was a 50 shot on top of 26psi of boost. its pretty interesting seeing an awd car get completely sideways at a 50 mph roll. (nitrous is setup through stand alone to only spray and a certain mph) so yea its a blast using spray...literally

The effects of n2o are deff. magnified on a Forced induction setup. You will usually get more power out of a given amount of n2o in a turbo/supercharged setup vs. a N/A setup. At least that's what i have seen out on the streets.

n20 doesn't feel like any turbo or Sc car I have been in. N20 is instant. FI is progressive

lol iunno since leaving nitrous and going to the FI world it's completely diffferent.

the nitrous is all of a sudden, so once youve hit it, the "shock" is over with

but with the turbo your hitting it, and it's spooling, and spooling and spooling.....it just keeps getting violenter and violenter. and the sound a turbo makes makes your skin goosebump. lol it's fun spinning the tires at 80mph too

The effects of n2o are deff. magnified on a Forced induction setup. You will usually get more power out of a given amount of n2o in a turbo/supercharged setup vs. a N/A setup. At least that's what i have seen out on the streets.

With a 50 hit i was probally seeing close to 100 extra horses. (give or take a few)

.....waiting for the TO MUCH NAWWWWWS!!!!!! F&F .gif :D

IN

http://www.mturck.com/nawz.gif

i love my kit ive only used a 125 shot but going for mid to high 13's (2.73 a4) to 12's was insane for me

100 shot on my car feels like this
http://s190.photobucket.com/albums/z69/y200air/?action=view&current=79Whitebu.flv

I'm sure I will be denying myself some of the experience by using a progressive controller, but hey at least my parts shouldn't suffer from the torque spike.

I'm kinda surprised you really can't feel around a 100 shot, the torque spike looks nasty on paper bringing it all in at once at 3k, figured you would feel that over running N/A, guess not from the responses here.

reason he didn't feel the 100 shot is because he's got an aftermarket torque converter. when you have a high stall torque converter, the torque converter softens the feel of the hit. your rpms will jump a few hundred and you'll feel the car pull harder, but it won't feel like you got hit by a truck. it feels like you're drafting off a black hole http://berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2007/03/images/hawking_key.jpg.

It is so much like sex it is ridiculous......
then you should try flipping the switch while getting road head

na in reality even on a 100 shot the car will pull a lot harder. The initial hit is the best and then up top the car just wants to keep on going. As also said you'll have at least one headache before you get the kit dialed in. As far as safety equip you either fork out the money for it now or you pay 10x as much later on when you end up buying it