I finally have my Venom VCN-1000 nitrous system up and running with a 75 shot jet and it's kick ***! I had to add a bottle warmer to get the pressure up to 1000 PSI.

The whole system works off of one toggle switch mounted in the fold out ash-tray. The bottle warmer is powered through a relay, wired through switched on power, so I didn't have to add an extra switch for it. N20 is initiated at WOT.

The only problem I'm having is that the solenoid leaks if I leave the bottle open all of the time.

Does anyone know of a solenoid that can handle a bottle being open all the time?

Terry

 

Actually I dont think your supposed to leave it open all the time, it should be closed when your not using it like when you park the car for long periods of time, do you have a purge kit as well?

 

The point is that I'd like to be able to leave it on all the time, so it's ready to go whenever I am! If I can find a solenoid valve that doesn't leak the whole system will be initiated by a single toggle. The Venom kit is a dry kit so purge is not required, except for show.

 

purge is to simply remove the gas that has built up in the line, wet and dry kits have this problem. But not that big of an issue at small shots.

Get a electric bottle opener. Close the bottle when no in use, and open it when you want to go.
-Eric

 

Basically a solenoid is just "an electric bottle opener".

 

setup 2 different switches for activation and warmer. get a purge valve. don't leave your bottle open all the time.

 

I don't want to sound dense, but WHY can't I leave the bottle open all the time (I'm a mechanical engineer and I need a logical reason for everything)?

 

it's hard on your solenoids, plus, the nitrous in the line would go bad and u would have to purge it out anyway.

 

Explain to me how the nitrous in the line "goes bad".
The line is just an extension of the bottle.

 

https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....4&pagenumber=4

2nd post down.

 

Actually, the nitrous doesn't go bad, it just changes state from a liquid to a gas. This causes an issue because the jet is sized for liquid at a given pressure. Due to the decreased density of the vapor the balance (nitrous to gasoline) is VERY rich when the system is activated.

The larger issue with leaving the bottle open is that the nitrous solenoid will leak through allowing nitrous to enter the cylinders when the engine is not running. The nitrous will accumulate until you start the engine, at which time you will experience a severe back fire that WILL damage your engine. It's not a questions of "if" but "when".

 

poor choice of words; sorry. the point bein it is not a good thing .