posted July 18, 2009 11:21 PM
Nitro on a ZX14: Please explain to a newb on the subject! Hey guys! I dont post all that much, and ive been thinking a lot lately about nitrous. What the heck is it, what the heck makes it so fun, and how do I go about getting it ready to roll?
Ive seen many posts, but cant find a good decent explaination on them as applied to motorcycles. I am curious what hardware modifications I need to perform, what the drawbacks are, if any, and how it affects longevity and performance alike.
I have alien head, pc3, and no flies. K&N air filter, fenderectomy. 205 lbs, 5' 10" (SWM 4 FFF w/K9's) lol
Also, if I haul ass at 300k indicated, and use the boost, how much faster could I expect to go?
Are stoplight races going to improve at taking off? Do I need swingarm xtensions and longer brake lines, bolt ons, or lower the front/change gearing?
That nos can in the seat post looks BITCHIN' by the way, I MUST say. =)
You all rock, and I know you experts on here can give me the scoop on da poop.
posted July 18, 2009 11:38 PM
Edited By: gilberjj on 19 Jul 2009 08:32
You need to FULLY understand how nitrous works before you throw it on your bike. Nitrous, turbos and superchargers all work on the basic principle. If you can cram more oxygen and fuel into the combustion chamber, you're going to get a bigger boom (which equates to more power). They all go about doing this in different ways. Nitrous stores oxygen and nitrogen in a bottle at high pressures. Nitrous is also known as n2o. The nitrogen acts as a cooling agent, as well as a catalyst (i believe), and the oxygen are combusted with the fuel. When you inject this nitrous into your motor, it is cramming more oxygen into the cylinder to make more power.
Often times you will see nitrous referred to as wet or dry shots. A wet shot of nitrous is one that injects both fuel AND nitrous. A dry shot only injects nitrous, and you must add fuel from your injectors via a power commander, or some other fuel controller. Dry shots are much more simple because you don't need to tap into your fuel lines. However, you must adjust your mapping every time you spray when using dry nitrous. With wet nitrous, it adds the fuel for you, so you can run a street map, and just hit the go button when you're ready for nitrous.
I like dry nitrous better because...
it is less complicated to install
costs less
and is far less harmful if you hit the rev limiter with the nitrous on
This is a very basic synopsis of how nitrous works. The most important thing to know is, whenever you add more air to an engine, you MUST add more fuel. If you simply add dry nitrous to a motor, you will literally melt your pistons. When spraying (wet or dry), your air to fuel ratio (a measurement in your exhaust of how many air molecules in relation to how many fuel molecules there are) should be about 12:1.
In short, do a LOT more research before you put nitrous on your bike. You need to FULLY understand how it works or you will either hurt your motorcycle, or yourself.
posted July 18, 2009 11:54 PM
Edited By: Rideharder on 19 Jul 2009 07:58
Mama says life is like a nitrous bottle you don't know how it feels until you hit the button...
That's all I have to say about that!
posted July 19, 2009 01:33 AM
A cheap goodlooking setup is available from Dynotune.
Stock motor no bigger than 40 shot.
A window switch for full throttle ,gear lockout and rev range auto activation .Makes it simple!
Cooler plugs are the go .
I've got the black Dynotune 20 ounce single bottle set up.
Dry system into the ram air tubes.
I've got a hub with a second map pulled in on a relay to add extra fuel.
If you go this type post it up and I'll help with more for installation
Cheap/fun bloody do it!.
posted July 19, 2009 07:53 AM
you want to do a nitromethane/gas mix? or do you want to spray Nitrous?
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