Meth vs. Nitrous
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Meth vs. Nitrous
I was wanting to open a discusion on using either products for cooling and wanted some thoughts.
Instead of running meth, why not a small shot, say a 50-75 shot for cooling. Nitrous would be alot easier to tune on, and as long as it is relatively small, it should be safe and produce a whole lot better gains than meth.
What you guys think?
Instead of running meth, why not a small shot, say a 50-75 shot for cooling. Nitrous would be alot easier to tune on, and as long as it is relatively small, it should be safe and produce a whole lot better gains than meth.
What you guys think?
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The problem I see is nitrous runs out way to fast so it isn't a "always there" type of mod. I ran a 60hp dry shot on a car of mine and you could get about 10 bursts through the gears and then it was a big drop in power and you are ready for another (at the time $25 bottle fill up). My methanol kit on my other car uses a 1.2 gallon tank and I use a 625cc nozzle with 150psi pump. I can run through the gears triple the amount if not more before I run through that gallon of washer fluid and then that is an easy $1.25 fix that can be purchased just about anywhere. Those are my opinions on the two. With that said, nitrous will definitely make a more significant difference because it is going to cool to sustain power while also adding power where the meth injection is going to really just be sustaining your power in a setup that we are all looking to run, but I personally would choose the meth injection which is also safer since it isn't increasing cylinder pressures like the nitrous does.
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The problem I see is nitrous runs out way to fast so it isn't a "always there" type of mod. I ran a 60hp dry shot on a car of mine and you could get about 10 bursts through the gears and then it was a big drop in power and you are ready for another (at the time $25 bottle fill up). My methanol kit on my other car uses a 1.2 gallon tank and I use a 625cc nozzle with 150psi pump. I can run through the gears triple the amount if not more before I run through that gallon of washer fluid and then that is an easy $1.25 fix that can be purchased just about anywhere. Those are my opinions on the two. With that said, nitrous will definitely make a more significant difference because it is going to cool to sustain power while also adding power where the meth injection is going to really just be sustaining your power in a setup that we are all looking to run, but I personally would choose the meth injection which is also safer since it isn't increasing cylinder pressures like the nitrous does.
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i'll go with the small shot of NOS when the time comes -- either 30 dry or 50 wet --
Such a small shot will last longer and wont put incredible stress on the engine... Also, I dont get many chances to race... thus, I will be using it Rarely.
Most of my driving is grandma style going to the grocery store and a E350 power would suffice -- some of the time passing on the freeway an E550 would suffice ... few times do i need OEM E55 power -- and a handful of times i needed 600crank HP --
I just dont get many chances to race quality cars or bikes... thus, I will be using it Rarely.
Such a small shot will last longer and wont put incredible stress on the engine... Also, I dont get many chances to race... thus, I will be using it Rarely.
Most of my driving is grandma style going to the grocery store and a E350 power would suffice -- some of the time passing on the freeway an E550 would suffice ... few times do i need OEM E55 power -- and a handful of times i needed 600crank HP --
I just dont get many chances to race quality cars or bikes... thus, I will be using it Rarely.
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Well, I would want the extra power there just for when I plant the throttle as well which could be many times on a drive, not just if someone is beside me. That is why I would never choose nitrous over meth injection.
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The problem I see is nitrous runs out way to fast so it isn't a "always there" type of mod. I ran a 60hp dry shot on a car of mine and you could get about 10 bursts through the gears and then it was a big drop in power and you are ready for another (at the time $25 bottle fill up). My methanol kit on my other car uses a 1.2 gallon tank and I use a 625cc nozzle with 150psi pump. I can run through the gears triple the amount if not more before I run through that gallon of washer fluid and then that is an easy $1.25 fix that can be purchased just about anywhere. Those are my opinions on the two. With that said, nitrous will definitely make a more significant difference because it is going to cool to sustain power while also adding power where the meth injection is going to really just be sustaining your power in a setup that we are all looking to run, but I personally would choose the meth injection which is also safer since it isn't increasing cylinder pressures like the nitrous does.
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I consider methanol as more of an insurance policy against detonation. I wouldn't use nitrous as a cooling agent, its too damn expensive. I know they used to make those intercooler spray bar kits (I believe Nitrous Express sold them) and they never really did much or so I was told. Would you guys ever consider running a dry 50 shot on our cars w/o a tune?
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