Another Nitrous Question

[MintyFresh]

Will running a dry kit of around 50bhp kill the engine?  I know extra stress kills the engine quicker but i mean will it kill it in days etc...

Also, if i was to run a wet kit, would the standard pump and injectors be able to handle the extra 50-75bhp i would hope to gain?

thanks for putting up with another nitrous question.

[davefrith]

Have you actually spoken to anyone who has run/is running/ or has installed NOS in on a rotary yet ?

[Robertio]

If you are running a completely standard car you might (as in you might win the lottery if you buy a ticket) have enough margin to run a 50 shot, but it is by no means certain - don\'t think anyone has been brave/stupid enough to try it.  Just run more boost instead.  Minimum you are realistically looking at is an uprated fuel system and a wet kit if you have any real hopes of it lasting beyond the first hit.

Bear in mind that practically no one in the UK runs nitrous on a turbo\'d rotary so you must consider it likely that you will kill your engine should you be a willing giunea pig.

[MintyFresh]

someones got to do it, may as well be me.

[Shaq]

read this lots of info....

http://www.turborx7.com/nitrous.htm


and here .....    


http://www.rx7.org/Robinette/nitrous_install.htm




shaQ

[davefrith]

So you haven\'t found anyone who has done it ?

I\'d like some more information, but I couldn\'t find anyone who used it

Let us know if you do, it will be really interesting to get their input

Theres no point blowing your engine up just to see if it works, someone must run it somewhere, what about Tim from RX did you try him ?

[Ric]

From the links posted above

"Nitrous on a turbo: don’t do it if you need to ask. Even with a massively ported S5 wastegate, you’ll still experience crazy boost creep. Sorry to sound rude, but blown motors are already a problem for these things....."

Ok - good luck Minty! Personally I\'d just spend your money on other performance upgrades instead!

[MintyFresh]

Ok, im doing it.  the kit is all but ordered.

Im going for a wet kit, and starting with just 25bhp and then increasing if everything seems sound.  Im also ordering a progressive controller to ease the nitrous into the engine and i hope to end with a progressive 75bhp.

On paper it all seems simple enough, the only problem could be the rumours of the rotary engine not liking big temp drops.  We will see.

wish me good luck...

[Shaq]

cool good luck keep us posted how you get on...


thanks

shaQ

[davefrith]

I take it you didn\'t then

Let us know how you get on, but for gods sake upgrade fueling etc and get it mapped

[MintyFresh]

Yep, i\'ll sort the fuelling and get an apexi power fc.

Im not gonna jump straight on the 100bhp wagon, just slowly test the system with the car.  I get a warranty on the on the system damaging the engine, so its not all bad.

[davefrith]

Seriously ?

Thats really good, what make is the kit ?

[Ric]

Sorry if I\'m being obvious here but you might want to check that covers Rotaries for definite. Given the hassel plenty of people have had with warranties round here.

[MintyFresh]

Its Highpower (wizards of nos).  The warranty costs £1 per bhp increase you use, so 50bhp = £50

[jetpilot]

Minty, talk to Tim @ RX motors, very much wanted to go down the nitrous route myself but got severly warned away from it, apparently rotaries do not like nitrous, someting to do with making the engines burn twice as hot!
Give them a call mate, they will be honest as they are the only ones in this country that has used nitrous to my knowledge.