Nitrous on a mr2? - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

clem · 10-12-2005, 07:45 AM

I am currently running 10 pounds od boost on my mr2 and wondering if putting 50 shot of nitrous would be dangerous ! so please let me know what u guys think !

vtsuckah · 10-12-2005, 08:27 AM

Yup, you'll be fine as long as you use it "properly"

***MRQtwinturbo*** · 10-12-2005, 08:44 AM

i would rather spend the money on a bigger turbo setup rather than nitrous...i would only use nitrous if i had a huge turbo that needed some help spooling.....

clem · 10-12-2005, 08:48 AM

so it wouldnt cost no detonation or nutting and what if i wanted to turn my boost up to 14 ?

***MRQtwinturbo*** · 10-12-2005, 09:08 AM

what is your current mod list??...i would invest in an aftermarket IC before i would pay for a nitrous setup..that way you can turn up the stock boost and not worry so much....IMO...nitrous isn't very reliable unless its done properly...with proper fuel management...a 50 shot should be okay but i wouldn't go any higher....i'm just not a big fan of it...it gets to be expensive re-filling the bottle weekly..

JekylandHyde · 10-12-2005, 09:24 AM

Anything used improperly can be dangerous to your engine (or you!).
When properly used, nitrous can offer a wonderful boost to power.

Personally, I plan on looking at nitrous after I make a 10 second pass with just boost.

To me nitrous is a bit extra to push you beyond the edge of performance.
It is not a great option, IMO, for just adding a bit of power to an unmodified or BPU car.

No one can tell you for certain if it will or will not blow up your engine.
How would they know the condition of your engine? or how well set up your nitrous system is?

That's just my 2 psi.

clem · 10-12-2005, 09:45 AM

well now my car has a hks fuel cutt defender and a greedy speed cut thats the only modification i have now and another thing what is a IC and IMO ? am new to this car performance thing so please educate me !!

JekylandHyde · 10-12-2005, 09:54 AM

IC = intercooler
IMO = in my opinion

You might want to do some reading here:
http://www.mrcontrols.com/primers/power.htm

clem · 10-12-2005, 09:59 AM

so i can put the nitrous on the intercooler and it would be ok? and what if i put on my factory intercooler what that be ok also

JekylandHyde · 10-12-2005, 10:33 AM

Spraying nitrous on the IC is safe and should result in mild improvements ... but hardly worth the efort IMO.

clem · 10-12-2005, 10:40 AM

which do you reccomend wet shot or dry shot nitrous

JekylandHyde · 10-12-2005, 11:04 AM

Neither.

Was it not clear that I do not recommend nitrous?
wet ... dry ... I don't recommend them equally