Nitrous on a 5S Options

[94celicadude]

Hello all,

Its been a while since I have posted anything up... got both of my girls running like dreams and of course the projects just keep coming on.

I finally got the 7A sorted out, basically ended up rebuilding it a second time because of crappy piston rings from the shop that put the short block together... and after two bolts fell out of my shift forks, i finally got her back up and driving again... now just have to put the new S-AFCII back in it after the original was stolen... oh and get a tune.... damn i guess i really had some **** happen to me lol

Oh well anyways... this topic is about my GT Hatch.


Over the summer I ordered a set of Webcams 294 regrinds... installed them and I absolutely LOVE them! I really should have made a post about the installation and the results after tuning.

Basically... the cams bumped me up to 132 WHP.. and i forgot the torque #... sorry I would post the dyno chart but I am in Spain studying abroad and dont have it with me.

Well to get to my real question, I bought a Zex Wet Nitrous kit for my car.. and have not yet installed it considering my motor has 245K miles on it. So i am going to rebuild the motor, do some NA mods to it as the same time... Extrude Hone and such... and then i would love to hook up this nitrous kit.

My questions are... has anybody ever put a nitrous kit on the 5S?

Can the 5S take a 75 wet shot? (After a rebuild of course)

Has anybody had any bad experiences putting nitrous on the 5S?


I hope to get some feedback, positive or negative. I am doing this in order to make sure that i dont cost myself a second motor rebuild againlol

Hope to hear from all of you.

Thanks
Matt

PS I figured id post up a few pics of the car as she sits now... just for fun





This post has been edited by 94celicadude: Nov 9, 2009 - 11:17 AM

[95st-celica]

art, its not really cheaping out...i dont understand this negativity you have towards nitrous. of course a turbo is a better option, but lets be honest, turboing a 5s or pulling it out and doing a 3sgte swap is ALOT more money then throwing a nitrous kit on your car. From my understanding this guy isnt just going to go through a 200 shot on his car with 200k on it and go out spraying the hell out of it. In that case YEA its gonna blow. Thats common sense. But a motor built for nitrous will last.

If you look at it from this point of veiw, my uncle drives a 9 second camaro, with a 300 shot on it. he has hit that button so many times its redicilous. and hes gotten great results from it. Why? because when he built the motor, he built it for nitrous. coated pistons to absorb the heat, and many other things to strengthen the engine from detonation. Now im not sugesting to this guy to go that crazy with the build, because hes not putting a 300 shot on his car. but a 100 shot of nitrous, if tuned correctly, is actually just as reliable as a turbo. people blow motors because they are retarded. low oil, general maintaince not being performed, reving the engine out to 10k, things of that sort. if your responsable with it, understand how it works, and tune the car, i see no reason that any motor for that matter can not handle a small shot.

on another note, nitrous is not flammable. its is more or less a fuel addative to boost the octane, hence more fuel, higher octane, more power to the wheels.

For some reason not just you, but ALOT of people have this deception that nitrous is bad for a car, and O0o God, dont do that!! you'll blow you motor!! but in all reality, its a great, cheap (money perspective) way to increase power in your vehicle.

Lastly i would like to comment on the fact that ANYTHING being forced into your engine is going to have wear and tear on your motor, weather it be a turbo, nitrous, jet fuel, whatever the case may be. But with the proper tools and tuneing, there is no reason why anyone can not spray an engine and have it last 100,000 miles. i see people all the time with nitrous on their car and it has lasted a very long time. on the other hand i have seen people put kits on their car and blow it up the next day. Mainly because they just threw it on and took it out.

Art, sometimes you just make me want to put a 150 shot on the 3s to prove you wrong...but in my case, i probably WOULD blow my motor up.

its all in good love brother, dont take what i say to heart