DanT55 Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 Anyone try just a NOS setup on there Legy yet? I have a 3.0R and was wondering if the 40-50HP kit would be worth the trouble? Cheap power but worried about what NOS could do to the engine. Regards, DT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gire Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 6 years on this site and I haven't seen a thread about a member adding a nitrous system... but you could be first! NOS is fun and safe when installed correctly. Can get pricey though... and usually isn't legal if the cops find the tank hooked up in the trunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanT55 Posted July 6, 2010 Author Share Posted July 6, 2010 lol! I don't know if I want to be first but I am definitely looking for some feedback. Thought it would be a good way to add pwr without a lot of mods and $$. An extra 50hp out of the H6 would make for an interesting ride! Rgds, DT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEE-OTTO Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 lol! I don't know if I want to be first but I am definitely looking for some feedback. Thought it would be a good way to add pwr without a lot of mods and $$. An extra 50hp out of the H6 would make for an interesting ride! Rgds, DT It really would and a small shot never hurt any 4cyl didnt hurt my LD9 Powered Grand Am with 190K on the clock but you can find those engines liek you can sand on a beach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katalyst Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 as gire said, afaik, you'd be the first to attempt anything like that but if you can do it, it'd be cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gire Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 1998 Preludes go really fast with a 50 shot that engages in second gear when the foot goes to the floor, the combo of NOS and VTEC was giggle inducing. Your gassed Legacy should be fun as hell too. Go for it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malt Beverage Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 I so badly wanted to find the gif of Paul Walker screaming NAAAWWWZZZZ! after his car was shot up by the Asian biker gang and subsequently exploded into a ball of flames. I have head of turbos advertised as safety features due to the passing power on the highway. Therefore nitrous can be justified a safety feature. Can't put a price on saftey, go for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sschmelcke Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 until someone rear ends you and the tank explodes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malt Beverage Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 I would love to have the medial grade in my car so I could boost on the open road and reroute into the cabin on those long rush hour trips . Edit, joking btw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudeondacouch Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 if you do it, make sure you get a wet kit so you don't run lean and ruin a piston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAC5.2 Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 My only concern is the inherently high compression ratio of the H6. A SMALL shot (<50) would probably be fine if it's done well and used sparingly. Don't worry about getting in an accident. Mount the bottle securely and against the rear seat and you should be fine. It would take a HELL of an impact to contact the bottle, and a HELL of an impact to break it free of the mount. Just be sure it's REALLY well bolted down. I'd consider building a box around it, just to protect it from foreign object damage from things flying around inside the trunk. [URL="http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/proper-flip-key-interesti-159894.html"]Flip Key Development Thread[/URL] "Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped." - E. Hubbard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosAngelesLGT Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Anyone try just a NOS setup on there Legy yet? I have a 3.0R and was wondering if the 40-50HP kit would be worth the trouble? Cheap power but worried about what NOS could do to the engine. Small amounts of NOS with proper engine management is unlikely to do anything bad to any engine. I ran a lot of NOS on a variety of Honda motors with only manual tuning ( yeah I know) and got away with it for a loooooooooooooong time. Look into stepped, staged or linear NOS kits. It is worth the extra $ (Imagine linear nitrous that adds more NOS as you put your foot down or for a few dollars less a stage system that gives you a 25shot at 1/2 throttle and a 50shot at WOT.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAC5.2 Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 I don't like the idea of partial throttle nitrous. It should be a Wide-Open-Throttle thing only. Unless you are actively, electronically, controlling fuel and timing, I think it's a bad move to have any nitrous below WOT. [URL="http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/proper-flip-key-interesti-159894.html"]Flip Key Development Thread[/URL] "Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped." - E. Hubbard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosAngelesLGT Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Unless you are actively, electronically, controlling fuel and timing x2 More complicated nitrous systems do require electronic control of fueling and timing and are more expensive in every way. Nothing wrong with WOT single stage or WOT switched dual stage but is more of a track-use thing (as NOS probably should be anyway) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnAWD Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 If you do it, use a WOT switch and a window switch. Staged setups are for race cars. A 50 shot shouldn't be an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-BGTLimited Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Nitrous is fun. I spray a "100" shot on my Beretta. I quote 100 since its just what Holley says is a 100 shot from their jets. I think it netted me 60whp once on a stock motor. I have yet to dyno it with my new engine. Mine is a WOT switch only which also has a master arm switch... Since I'm too cheap to buy a progressive controller, I'm working on a delay timer for the WOT switch so I can enable the master right at the line... Right now if that's on I'll spin till the limiter not move... I'm investing money into a pressure gauge and warming blanket soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbone Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 I so badly wanted to find the gif of Paul Walker screaming NAAAWWWZZZZ! You won't, since it was Vin Diesel that screamed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malt Beverage Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-BGTLimited Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 I can do it because I use it in one of my cars... http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2009/4/8/1239178366276/Vin-Diesel-in-Fast--Furio-001.jpg Its like being polish and being able to tell polish jokes.... Oh wait I can do that too... LOL That movie totally killed nitrous use, and I'll never forgive it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malt Beverage Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 LOL. Sorry to go too far off topic, but I remember reading an article where an auto mag was test driving some of the cars from that movie. All the 0-60 times and braking tests where a joke. When it came time to test the handling (slalom in particular), the test drivers flat out refused because they felt the cars were unsafe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-BGTLimited Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Not surprised, they were only movie props... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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