SFLA_Type-S

I finally got my Zex bottle heater & nitrous purge kit installed last weekend. The car feels much stronger now with the bottle pressure at 1200 psi (thanks to the heater). In comparison, when I ran a 13.5 my bottle pressure was at about 875 psi. In addition, the purge gives the car an instant burst of power at WOT rather than before when I had a slight delay.

I am going to the track tomorrow to test my butt dyno & the hopes of re-claiming my title of quickest auto (traction permitting) CL-S.

As most of you might know, mattg took that away from me last week with his 13.29 @ 105 mph. I love a little friendly competition.

Wish me luck guys.

mantis23

13.28!

Edit: My Heater is broken. I need to get that fixed.

SFLA_Type-S

My bad :P

darrinb

13.2 is hard to beat, do you have a blow down tube??

Hobo

good luck

SFLA_Type-S

Darrin, I do not have a blow down tube. I could get one, but I just never got around to it.

BTW: It wouldn't be a challenge if it was easy.

Thanks

darrinb

isnt it good to get one if your pressure is gonna be high, are you gonna get the UR crank pulley?

SFLA_Type-S

I know, I will get one soon. So far I have not had any problems

I am going to wait to see what I run before the UR pulley. I ran the car tonight on nitrous for the first time since the heater & purge install & it felt really, really strong. I recommend the bottle heater to anyone using nitrous.

darrinb

i want nitrous really bad but i am confused between getting a wet or dry kit, and i want to keep my warranty

SFLA_Type-S

Mattg & myself both have the dry & we are very happy. Nitrous (wet or dry) will void your warranty. It is a decision you have to make on your own.

darrinb

well i can always hide it from the dealer

mattg

good luck bro.

SFLA_Type-S

Thanks Matt

DigiBox

Yup, that bottle heater will definately help you. After I installed mine I immediately could tell there was a difference.

fuzzy02CLS

iTrader: (2)

Good luck. Weather looks good. I'd join you if I didn't suck at the track so much. Track & me don't get along

ferizzo

Good luck!

Pure Adrenaline

iTrader: (2)

SFLA --

So you're running a dry Zex kit? How many shots??

spdy0001

I doubt that

Hobo

so... what was the time???

Jonesi

His signature says 75 shot...

dustbuster4

Good luck with your run(s)!


The only thing that I don't like about bottle heaters is that if the ambient outside temp reaches a certain temp, the bottle warmer won't even come on. It's almost better to have a cold day/night, that way the bottle heater will warm up the bottle much better.

SFLA_Type-S

I am so pissed

The track officials would not let me run because I did not have a blow down tube on my bottle. I have run at this track many times before & they never told me I needed one. I thought that I only needed one if I have a hatchback, so I never got one. Now all of a sudden they want to start enforcing this rule they say has always been in the NHRA safety handbook. I even tried speaking to a manager & told him that I have run at the track before with the same exact setup, but he did not care.

Oh well, I will get the stupid blow down tube installed & go back another time. Sorry to disappoint you guys, but imagine how disappointed I am.

The ZEX™ Safety Blow Down Kit ensures maximum safety for your nitrous powered hot rod. If your bottle is ever over-filled or over-heated and the pressure safety disk bursts, the dangerous over-pressure will safely vent to the outside of the vehicle. All racetracks require these blow down kits and they are a must for the serious competitor. The ZEX™ Safety Blow Down Kit is a complete kit that makes installing this important safety item a simple task.

mattg

that sucks. they told me i needed one last time i was at the track, but they let me run anyway.

did they not used to check your trunk?

where are you getting the blowdown from? i need to get one asap too.

mattg

i just bought one for $33.90 shipped.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...sPageName=WDVW

fuzzy02CLS

iTrader: (2)

Sucks. How did they know? The times I went all they did was ask me if I ran a 13.9 or lower & if I did I needed a helmet. They didn't ask me to pop the trunk or anything.

dustbuster4

I was kicked out of Capital Raceway because I didn't have a blow down tube. So, I stopped going there!


Is it true that you need to drain your bottle before installling the blow down tube?

darrinb

i have never even popped my hood at the track

SFLA_Type-S

That sucks, I didn't get a cool official like you did Matt. The weird thing is that in the past, they always ask me to pop my hood & trunk, but they never told me I couldn't run. I think something must have happened, or someone got hurt and now they are being more strict.

darrinb

thats weird, i guess when i take my car to the track they think its a 19 sec. car and it has no mods, so they dont even tell me to pop my hood

SFLA_Type-S

Unfortunately for me the next closest track is Speed World in Orlando (3 1/2 hours away). So I can't stop going to Moroso.

Yes you have to drain the bottle. I was going to have it installed at the track, but the guy at the tent told me I had to drain the bottle to do it.

$30 for the nitrous refill (before I went to the track)
$25 for the blow down tube
$20 for the valve adapter
$20 for installation
$30 to refill the bottle
____________________
$125 = I don't think so

OR

$0 to use the bottle until it is empty
$20 for the blow don tube at my local shop
$20 for the valve adapter at my local shop
$0 to install it myself
$30 to refill the bottle
____________________
$70 = makes more sense

darrinb

i hear moroso is one of the stickiest tracks around, how is the tread on your 555's???
go with some t1-s next time to pull 2.0's...
i was considering n20 but it looks like its gonna cost me over a grand by the time its installed

SFLA_Type-S

It is sticky, I have gotten 2.08 before already.

liquid_x

all I know is there was an accident at test & tune last night when my friends went

maybe it was that L?

mattg

NHRA is cracking down.


SFLA, you get n2o for 2.99 lb? i pay 3.99 here. :'(

mantis23

I pay $2.00/lb here!

mantis23

my kit came with a blowdown tube

SFLA_Type-S

Yeah, yeah, yeah rub it in.

mantis23

heh, didnt even realize i was gloating

SFLA_Type-S

I forgot to tell you guys, I am getting some weird behavior from my car.

Last night I was racing my friend (Stock Dodge '04 SRT-4, ran a 14.0 @99mph).

...2nd gear roll, I accidentally hit the rev limiter (immediately let off the throttle), the car was stuck in 2nd (SS) & the check engine light started blinking.

So I'm like holy something's wrong. I take it out of SS & put it in D5, but the car was still stuck in 2nd. 30 seconds after I put it in D5, the check engine light stops blinking & the car begins to shift normally (like nothing ever happened).

Now I am confused. So I decide to try WOT (no nitrous) to see if the tranny acts up. Everything is fine (shifts are firm, no check engine light).

Then I decide to try again from a 2nd gear roll (with nitrous). Now I am listening for any detonation and feeling for any tranny slippage. No detonation, firm tranny shifts through 2nd & 3rd, I shift into 4th (nice and firm), check engine light starts blinking again (I immediately let off the throttle). What the @$#% is going on? 30 seconds later the check engine light stops blinking & all is normal.

I decide to just drive normally the rest of the way. I pull onto the highway (FL Turnpike) and give medium to slightly aggressive throttle (everything feels and functions completely normal).

I am cruising at about 80 mph in D5 and all is well. After 20 miles of driving normal (minding my own business), a 350Z convertible pulls up next to me & starts taunting me. Temptation was too strong & I decided to put this guy in his place. We approached a toll plaza & we are both in the SunPass lane (350Z in front, me in the back). I am in 2nd gear 4000 rpm we both roll through the toll lane (electronic payment). We both jump on the throttle & by the end of second I am in front of him. I shift into 3rd & start pulling on him...

Then, the check engine light comes on along with the VSA light (not the triangle, but the actual letters V S A come on directly below the check engine light). I let off & the 350Z obviously flies by & thinks that he beat me, but that's not important because I am too busy worrying about my car. I drove the rest of the way home (50 miles) with both the check engine and VSA lights on, but the car feels & shifts perfectly normal. I get home, disconnect the battery for 10 minutes and both lights are off again. I take the car for a ride around the block & everything feels, looks & functions fine.

Today I drive to work, ran the car in 2nd & 3rd on nitrous & everything is fine. No check engine light. YEAH!!!

Tonight I tried it again with nitrous in 1st & 2nd and both the check engine & VSA light come on and stay on AGAIN. I disconnect the battery for 10 minutes and both lights are off again. I take the car for a ride around the block & everything feels, looks & functions fine.

I have no idea what the hell is going on with the car, but I am going to bring it to my friend at the Acura dealer so he can check the error code. Hopefully there is nothing major is wrong with my car.

J.T.'s 3.2CL

Bye bye tranny!