Hello everyone, I'm new to nitrous oxide and would like to use it this racing season.
When I bought my 1980 Malibu it came setup for using nitrous oxide. What do I need to know to use it correctly?
The setup in the Malibu is a 383 sbc makes 615hp on motor the bottle is in the trunk with a bottle heater around it. I have a separate electric fuel pump (holley blue) just to feed the fuel side of the nitrous oxide system with its own fuel pressure regulator. I have a nitrous oxide pressure gauge and a fuel pressure gauge for the nitrous fuel pump. It's a plate system with a 150 shot I believe. I also have a msd digital 6 plus ignition system with the ignition timing retard. In the car I have a nitrous arming switch and switch for the nitrous fuel pump and two purge buttons; one for engine purge and the other for atmosphere purge. The method that the nitrous system comes on is a micro switch at wide open throttle.
Now that you have an idea of what my setup is like I need to know the fundamentals and the correct way of safely using nitrous with the least possible risk of harming myself, others, and the engine?
1. What should the fuel pressure be at for the nitrous fuel pump?
2. What should the nitrous pressure show on the gauge on the bottle and the gauge under the hood cowl?
3. When do I turn on the bottle heater?
4. What's the best way to purge the nitrous?
5. When purging the nitrous through the engine do I hold the rpm at 3000 and pressure the engine purge button?
6. How much timing do I need to take out via the msd box?
7. Do I need to have the nitrous armed and active during the burnout?
8. Is it going to hurt the motor with the nitrous activated and my foot to the floor when holding the trans brake?
9. When do I turn on the nitrous fuel pump before a run? Will it flood the carburetor out if I turn it on too soon?
10. Where should I store the bottle when its not in the car?
11. Are you allowed to have the bottle in the car when driving on the street or is that illegal?
12. Is there a certain temperature range the bottle should be kept at for the least possible chance of explosion?
These are the questions I have for right now, I'm sure I will think of more later.
Any advice and help would be much appreciated and I thank you for taking the time to read my post.
Thank you
Dragrace505
When I bought my 1980 Malibu it came setup for using nitrous oxide. What do I need to know to use it correctly?
The setup in the Malibu is a 383 sbc makes 615hp on motor the bottle is in the trunk with a bottle heater around it. I have a separate electric fuel pump (holley blue) just to feed the fuel side of the nitrous oxide system with its own fuel pressure regulator. I have a nitrous oxide pressure gauge and a fuel pressure gauge for the nitrous fuel pump. It's a plate system with a 150 shot I believe. I also have a msd digital 6 plus ignition system with the ignition timing retard. In the car I have a nitrous arming switch and switch for the nitrous fuel pump and two purge buttons; one for engine purge and the other for atmosphere purge. The method that the nitrous system comes on is a micro switch at wide open throttle.
Now that you have an idea of what my setup is like I need to know the fundamentals and the correct way of safely using nitrous with the least possible risk of harming myself, others, and the engine?
1. What should the fuel pressure be at for the nitrous fuel pump?
2. What should the nitrous pressure show on the gauge on the bottle and the gauge under the hood cowl?
3. When do I turn on the bottle heater?
4. What's the best way to purge the nitrous?
5. When purging the nitrous through the engine do I hold the rpm at 3000 and pressure the engine purge button?
6. How much timing do I need to take out via the msd box?
7. Do I need to have the nitrous armed and active during the burnout?
8. Is it going to hurt the motor with the nitrous activated and my foot to the floor when holding the trans brake?
9. When do I turn on the nitrous fuel pump before a run? Will it flood the carburetor out if I turn it on too soon?
10. Where should I store the bottle when its not in the car?
11. Are you allowed to have the bottle in the car when driving on the street or is that illegal?
12. Is there a certain temperature range the bottle should be kept at for the least possible chance of explosion?
These are the questions I have for right now, I'm sure I will think of more later.
Any advice and help would be much appreciated and I thank you for taking the time to read my post.
Thank you
Dragrace505