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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 11:32 PM
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Ok Ive read a lot and getting mixed answers. My question is if running a dry system safe? I already have the system installed and shot it couple times but been hearing that I should run the wet system because my car is n/a. I have a g35 revup with I/h/e, mrev2 Mani and spacer. My system is NOS brand dry system with a 042 jet. I placed the nozzle right before the Mani butterfly. To Operate I just hooked the system to a switch and only press it when over 4k rpm. All ive done is ngk 1-step colder plugs. I've yet to tune or retard the timing. I'm planning to get the Osiris tune with the nitrous. Will this be enough to run the nitrous safely. All your guys help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 04:55 AM
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If it were me I'd go wet or go home. Trying to tune the ECU around a dry system is not nearly as safe or easy.
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 06:13 AM
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Stop, just dont do it.

wet systems only. your setup is not safe at all. should at least have a wet system and a window switch. A tune would be even better.

If you use the dry system due to cost, then do yourself a favor and stop using it. The money you saved on the dry kit will cost you 10x that much when you go super lean.
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 07:22 AM
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yeah man.. that sounds terrible.

2 stages colder plugs,
window switch so u dont run into the rev limiter
wet system only on a returnless fuel system.. ie your car.
buy a wide band afr gauge... know your AF!
HP is not what kills engines, its torque, and nitrous is all torque...
russian roulette my man...

here, read this:
https://my350z.com/forum/nitrous-oxi...rous-post.html

https://my350z.com/forum/nitrous-oxi...irst-time.html
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 07:34 AM
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Oh and if you're already into the dry system for some dough. Just get a second solenoid and a nozzle for the fuel side. And of course the window switch and wideband. These are the minimums at the very least.
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 07:49 AM
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yep.. what he said.


running dry in any situation is bad..

Name one where its good..

Run dry in the desert?
Running dry bareback w a questionable girl?
Running dry w no oil?
Running dry on a weekend w no booze..

running dry is against god and country.
Running dry is a communist act.

ha jk man..
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Do not run a dry kit that is asking for disaster with this car..i hate that setup in general but def. NOOOOOOO...get a wet kit for sure
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Originally Posted by broke_kanic
Ok Ive read a lot and getting mixed answers. My question is if running a dry system safe? I already have the system installed and shot it couple times but been hearing that I should run the wet system because my car is n/a. I have a g35 revup with I/h/e, mrev2 Mani and spacer. My system is NOS brand dry system with a 042 jet. I placed the nozzle right before the Mani butterfly. To Operate I just hooked the system to a switch and only press it when over 4k rpm. All ive done is ngk 1-step colder plugs. I've yet to tune or retard the timing. I'm planning to get the Osiris tune with the nitrous. Will this be enough to run the nitrous safely. All your guys help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Really? Where on any of our forum does it say that a dry kit recommended? In fact, I'm sure we've had several "dry kit" threads all with advice AGAINST it.

Please do yourself and your car a favor and read EVERYTHING in the 2 links that bmccann101 posted for starters and then read as many threads in the nitrous forum as humanly possible. I guarantee you that you'll learn something new with each post you read.
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Old Apr 1, 2011 | 11:29 PM
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N2o is cheap...engines are costly, being w/o car even more pain....knowing you blew your ish up equals priceless mistake.

Sometimes this is the only way to learn....i.e. Read the phugg outta anything b4 you do it, and learn from info/others mistakes!
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Am I reading the op wrong..did you place the nozzle after the maf??
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Originally Posted by mconklin
Am I reading the op wrong..did you place the nozzle after the maf??
he said just before the butterfly valve aka just before the throttle body...so yes most likely after the maf
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Originally Posted by NissanZ03
he said just before the butterfly valve aka just before the throttle body...so yes most likely after the maf
he is gonna be so lean..if you dont put it before the maf the cpu wont know to add fuel..his car is gonna be super lean..
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Originally Posted by mconklin
he is gonna be so lean..if you dont put it before the maf the cpu wont know to add fuel..his car is gonna be super lean..
+111111 only a wet kit should go after the MAF.
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Old Apr 18, 2011 | 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by mconklin
he is gonna be so lean..if you dont put it before the maf the cpu wont know to add fuel..his car is gonna be super lean..
yeah exactly...kaboom
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Sell your piece of crap NOS system and get a Zex kit. They make a kit specifically for the Z

http://intensepower.com/zexnisyni350.html

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^ I don't think you know what you're talking about. The only thing that makes that ZEX kit "specific" for the Z is the fuel tap adapter. Dynotune also has the same fuel tap adapter. You can get any universal kit and get the fuel tap adapter separately.
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Old Apr 19, 2011 | 08:04 AM
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^^and the dynotune kit is 300 dollars less..I bought a zex kit..which is giving me headaches..the nmu has now stopped working..looking at just picking up some dynotune solenoids..3hree5ive0ero..have you had any issues with your dynotune solenoids? you have been running them for a while, have they ever failed on you?
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ZEX has given many people headaches over the years.

I don't really have any problems with my Dynotune kit, but my purge solenoid sometimes doesn't open when the bottle pressure it too high. There seems to be a slight leak in my lines though, so I just leave it alone for a few minutes to let the pressure fall a bit and I can purge again.
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Dynotune is supposed to be a good product with a fairly decent install for a low price...if/when I decide to spray I think I'll go with Dynotune too
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Originally Posted by bmccann101
yeah man.. that sounds terrible.

2 stages colder plugs,
window switch so u dont run into the rev limiter
wet system only on a returnless fuel system.. ie your car.
buy a wide band afr gauge... know your AF!
HP is not what kills engines, its torque, and nitrous is all torque...
russian roulette my man...

here, read this:
https://my350z.com/forum/nitrous-oxi...rous-post.html

https://my350z.com/forum/nitrous-oxi...irst-time.html
exactly...if ppl have been telling you dry...they're probably domestic guys. Run wet or dont run it at all.
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