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Topic: Nitrous gains
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FASTFORD
Gearhead Posts: 105
From: USA
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 02-20-2003 08:42 PM
   
How much nitrous can the average basically stock 289 SAFELY handle? How much faster will it be with it? Dont know much about nitrous 
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Trailer_Trash
Gearhead Posts: 428
From: Alpharetta, Ga, US
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 02-20-2003 08:45 PM
aviod NOS like the plague. unless you want an excuse to blow up your 289 and get a bigger engine 
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Fstln69
Gearhead Posts: 560
From: Westmont,il
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 02-20-2003 09:14 PM
Actually a good 125hp shot of nos would be fine with a GOOD fuel delivery system.Key to nos is never skimp on the fuel system....ever!!!!!Read every thing you can about nitrous before you try or use it.It works great when used correctly.
Dennis ------------------
69 fairlane 351w
always in search of more HP and faster ET'S [This message has been edited by Fstln69 (edited 02-20-2003).]
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Fastymz
Moderator Posts: 20708
From: Reno Nv USA M&M#1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 02-20-2003 09:18 PM
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Fstln69
Gearhead Posts: 560
From: Westmont,il
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 02-20-2003 09:18 PM
On my tow vehicle lots of years ago i ran it off and on the nitrous.went 14.99@91mph off the juice went 13.40@100 on 125 shot.------------------
69 fairlane 351w
always in search of more HP and faster ET'S
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65_289
Gearhead Posts: 761
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Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 02-20-2003 09:41 PM
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Originally posted by Trailer_Trash:
aviod NOS like the plague. unless you want an excuse to blow up your 289 and get a bigger engine
What's wrong with the brand NOS? Are you an NX man or something?
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Trailer_Trash
Gearhead Posts: 428
From: Alpharetta, Ga, US
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 02-20-2003 09:49 PM
oh, lol, i didnt even realize i said the brand. i was just in a hurry and tried to abbreviate nitrous. 
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Trailer_Trash
Gearhead Posts: 428
From: Alpharetta, Ga, US
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 02-20-2003 10:29 PM
i say stay away from nitrous because i dont believe in power in bottle-form. i saw a good quote on here. "All throttle, no bottle" and i firmly believe in that. nitrous is cheating in my opinion. when i see somebody (besides a ricer) with a bottle of NOS, it says to me "i am too lazy and cheap to work on my engine to make it go faster"nitrous is not true power. if you want cheap "fake" power, at least get a turbo or super charger, not a bottle that might damage your engine.
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MrWesson22
Gearhead Posts: 1286
From: Dacula, GA
Registered: Sep 2000
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posted 02-20-2003 10:49 PM
Nitrous is forced induction like anything else. If you think blower/turbo is safe and nitrous isn't, you need to do some more research. They're simply ways to introduce more oxygen to the combustion chamber. With a blower or with nitrous, if you go lean, you're in trouble. You just have to be safe on the tune and make sure there's plenty of fuel. Ever seen what happens when someone gets greedy with their boost? It's not much better than getting greedy with nitrous. ------------------
Neal 69 Gulfstream Aqua Grande
351C/4sp
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65_289
Gearhead Posts: 761
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Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 02-20-2003 11:25 PM
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Originally posted by Trailer_Trash:
...when i see somebody (besides a ricer) with a bottle of NOS, it says to me "i am too lazy and cheap to work on my engine to make it go faster"...
You're right. Bill Glidden is lazy and cheap. That Pro 5.0 is making fake horsepower. Derrick Smith also runs a Pro 5.0 nitrous engine. He must be lazy too.  http://www.nmraracing.com/2002/race1/article/ http://www.synerlec.com/bglidden/bglidden.shtml I used to be like you. But then I realized something. Speed is speed. Doesn't matter if it's an N/A 800 cubic inch hemi, or a 2.0L with 40 lbs of boost. If the rules say it isn't cheating, then it isn't cheating.
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 44935
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 02-21-2003 07:52 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Trailer_Trash:
oh, lol, i didnt even realize i said the brand. i was just in a hurry and tried to abbreviate nitrous.
Try N2O ------------------
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CometGT1974
Gearhead Posts: 413
From: Asheville, NC USA
Registered: Jan 2002
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posted 02-21-2003 09:40 AM
Tell John Force that superchargers make "fake" horsepower!! As the guky on 20/20 would say......."gimme a break"!!!
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n2oMike
Gearhead Posts: 2694
From: Spencer, WV
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 02-21-2003 10:19 AM
Umm, wanna race?  It's just a 289 headed 302 that runs on pump gas. It doesn't even have a full race C4 and loose converter... just an 'old school' 100% stock toploader. Oh, you better not be running race fuel or an 8" converter. Those are just for 'race' cars. Now THAT would be cheating! It takes research and attention to detail to make a nitrous engine live a long life. The numbskulls that just 'slap a bottle on it' and crank up the power, don't generally last very long. They kill parts, go broke, and cuss everyone that knows how to use it. To each his own... just don't bring a knife to a gun fight! ------------------
Mike Burch
66 mustang real street
302 4-speed 289 heads
10.63 @ 129.3
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65_289
Gearhead Posts: 761
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Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 02-21-2003 12:25 PM
Well now that we have that settled, back to the original post. I bet if you have enough fuel, correct plugs, and retard the timing properly, a 100 or 125 boost should be ok on 93 octane. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. [This message has been edited by 65_289 (edited 02-21-2003).]
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CometGT1974
Gearhead Posts: 413
From: Asheville, NC USA
Registered: Jan 2002
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posted 02-21-2003 01:15 PM
Should be ok, but if I were gonna spray on a consistent basis I would want forged pistons. And I wouldn't take an old motor that needs a rebuild and throw a shot on it and expect it to live. They say up to a 150 shot on a stock 5.0 is about the limit. We put the bottle on my brothers 88 5.0 when it had 60,000 miles on it. I would say that he used the nitrous quite regularly and didn't hurt anything until the motor had 125,000 miles on it. That's a testimony to the strength of factory FoMoCo parts!! We were extremely hard on that car, went through 8 T5 trannies.Just keep in mind that if you are gonna run N2O you need to pull out some timing and make sure that you have a good fuel system. You can always take extra precaution with fuel pressure safety switches and so on.
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n2oMike
Gearhead Posts: 2694
From: Spencer, WV
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 02-21-2003 03:56 PM
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Originally posted by Fastymz:
https://mustangsandmore.com/ubb/Forum12/HTML/004197.html
The 'technical' stuff has already been covered in the above. (this exact same topic came up not very long ago) I like to help people out just as much (if not more) than the next guy. Good Luck! ------------------
Mike Burch
66 mustang real street
302 4-speed 289 heads
10.63 @ 129.3
http://www.geocities.com/carbedstangs/cmml_mburch.html
http://www.fortunecity.com/silverstone/healey/367
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capri man
Gearhead Posts: 7249
From: doerun, ga.
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 02-21-2003 04:13 PM
the pros that spray their engines know what they are doing as well as a lot of people on this board. however i have seen to many hoods blown off etc. by inexperienced people. all i gotta say is, be careful out there.------------------
mike r
racing is real
everything else is just a game.
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D&S Induction Systems
Gearhead Posts: 118
From: Columbia Heights Mn U.S.A.
Registered: Feb 2003
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posted 02-21-2003 06:42 PM
If you want to go with "forced induction", I recomend you get a super charger. Just because there is less to go wrong. (Now just relax, I'm not talking about a 16-71 when I say less to go wrong.)There is good points and bad points to both.
Some good points on Nitrous: Cost:
Hp/Dollar ratio "You get a good bang for you're buck". Easy to install:
You can install Nitrous on anything. Easy to street:
The power can be turned On and off. Cheaper than a super charger: -Bad points to Nitrous- High mantainance:
You need to keep filling the bottle, and the system CLEAN!! If you're System for some reason runs "lean" Bye-bye pistons etc... And on a personal note, I think Nitrous is fine for an extra poweer gain but eneings that make there power because of the Nitrous and Nitrous only, are a joke. Anybody can pump an engine full of juce, but a real engine builder makes power W/O it. As far as you're 289 goes. Get a 125 plate, learn how to use it, keep the system CLEAN, and you will be fine.
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Trailer_Trash
Gearhead Posts: 428
From: Alpharetta, Ga, US
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 02-21-2003 10:33 PM
sorry guys. i should have made it clear that i wasn't referring to race cars.
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