Nitrous? I Think Yes!

[Chaotic94]

So it hit me lastnight. I can't turbo the 3.4 or supercharge it without some major modification and a ton of money. Socom threw a dry 50 shot in his 3.4 for under $300 used if I remember right. So why can't I? I'm thinking I'll get a donor motor, rebuild it, put it in with a new clutch and flywheel, and hook myself up with a dry 50-75 shot for $600. I think I can pull off the entire project for $1500-$2000. I might not need to rebuild just yet. If thats the case, I can run nitrous for $600. Thoughts? Advise?

[Cheeks]

pill it 'till you kill it!!!


but in all seriousness, if you have any nitrous related questions/concerns or need someone to read plugs for you, let me know, I'll be more than happy to help

**EDIT**

between myself and slols1 on this board, we're currently working on procuring a nice 6 cylinder camaro to see JUST how far you can push a 6 cylinder car on spray. We're pretty good with nitrous as we both spray, so keep us informed on what you do, we'll be looking for as much info as we can

[Chaotic94]

Thanks brosef! I'll remember that =D

[cbr600rx7]

Go with a wet shot. Other wise you are depending on the stock Fuel system to handle the load. It also gives you more control over your mixture... As said above learn how to read your plugs. The 3.4 is known for handling nitrous and you can build a good kit for about 300 bucks if you pick up things used like bottle, brackets, lines, etc. I would recommend buying your nozzles and jets new since they are not that expensive.

[Chaotic94]

I was told that the 3.4's can't breathe good enough to handle a wet shot. What exactly is the difference between a wet and dry shot of nitrous??

[Gorn]

Nitrous is just oxygen. By itself it would just lean out your fuel and fry you rings. You need to add Fuel also. With a "dry" shot you are relying on your existing fuel system to add enough fuel. With a wet shot you run a seprate fuel system. So the wet system sprays both NO2 and fuel.

I am new to NO2 and EFI but I have worked on a few carbed NO2 systems. IMO NO2 has a bad rep for blowing motors but most of the time all the issues can be avoided with a few extra saftey feature. I like clutch cutout switchs on manuals.

I have no history with the 3.4 but since the issue with the head flow is both intake and exhaust I would not think it would respond well to NO2. You can get a lot of charge into the cylinder with NO2 but it will not help the exhaust side.

When we build a motor for NO2 we use top of the line rings and head gaskets. We port the crap out of the exhaust port, run large diameter headers. I would normally pick out a cam with a lot of overlap, kind of like a turbo cam.

Since you do not thave to go wild on the intake port polish and cam you can have a motor with carb and street manors.

Besides what ever happen to you becoming a V8 man, Your 2K and a lot of elbow grease could get you into a Z28

[Chaotic94]

I can't find a 6-speed around here for under $4000. I dont have the will power to save for that long. And if I do a full valvetrain job, cam, p&p, full bolt ons, and spray, I'll tear up stock 6-speeds. Watch my sixxer go!!! =D

[Gorn]

Originally Posted by Chaotic94

I can't find a 6-speed around here for under $4000. I dont have the will power to save for that long. And if I do a full valvetrain job, cam, p&p, full bolt ons, and spray, I'll tear up stock 6-speeds. Watch my sixxer go!!! =D

Wait your going for over 300 HP? That would get you almost as fast as a LT1, Remeber HP readings are a max thing. Even with 150 shot of NO2 you will not have the torque of a V8. Make a V6 faster is fun but if you want to go fast there is no cheaper way then getting a V8.

[Cheeks]

I'm not sure I would spend a TON of money building up a 6 cylinder. I'd spray the ***** off of it and see what it does and while you're in the process of doing that, save up for a v8 swap, but thats just me.

[Chaotic94]

Whats the difference between single and dual stage?