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Old Dec 30, 2002 | 11:20 AM
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I've always heard bad things about nitrous - burning up pistons, etc.

Would a 50 or 75 wet shot be safe on our trucks?
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Old Dec 30, 2002 | 11:51 AM
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yes. you could go bigger than that if you wanted to.
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Old Dec 30, 2002 | 01:12 PM
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Don't run it lean or will will have to pull the heads to replace those piston rings you just fried NAWSSS
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Old Dec 30, 2002 | 01:26 PM
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Slowverado, what did you run before and after the nitrous?
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Old Dec 30, 2002 | 03:38 PM
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a hundred shot will shave about a second off your times, i only ran it in the 1/8th,and ran like an 8.6 with shitty tires and just a flowmaster exhaust. so on a well moded truck it should run really well.

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Old Dec 30, 2002 | 09:23 PM
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You'll be fine with a 100 shot
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Old Dec 31, 2002 | 12:11 AM
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125 is the max you can safely go with our stock fuel systems. You can go bigger but that is when you run the risk of leaning out. Thats when the things you mentioned will happen.
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Old Dec 31, 2002 | 12:35 AM
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i ran a hundred shot on my truck a few times at the track one day and had no troubles at all. 99silverado, my kit is for sale, it's a nitrous express gm efi wet kit with everything but bottle heater.

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Old Dec 31, 2002 | 02:16 AM
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NITROUS is EVIL <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_images/icons/tongue.gif" />

What ever you do don't use it <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
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Old Dec 31, 2002 | 05:20 AM
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IS NITROUS SAFE? Of course nitrous is safe. It's the drivers that are DANGEROUS. If you want to push it don't run a 100 shot. Instead run 100% nitro. You won't ask if nitrous is safe after that.
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