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As you
accelerate the pick up pipe inside the bottle
still picks up the Liquid Nitrous Oxide Gas from
the bottom! So generally the valve outlet needs
top point downwards, with the top of the bottle facing
the front of the car or bike and the "bottom" sitting
lower than the top. Anything from 10 degrees to
the horizontal up to and including vertically 90 degrees
upright is fine! Whatever space and installation and
cosmetic appearance requires. Remember you will need to
remove it often to refill!
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For
reasons of "prettiness" on motorcycles, people often
want to put the bottle in line with the tail piece or
seat unit with the valve facing forwards to keep in with
the general aesthetics of the bike. This is OK, provided
that you fit the pick up pipe inside the bottle so that
it ends about 1/3rg of the way along the bottom of the
bottle from the valve/bottom edge. But you will never
get all of the Nitrous out of the bottle as a result. No
problem if you refill or top up between runs at the
strip though! I used to do this.
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A simple
metal bracket with Velcro straps, or rubber straps is
fine, or with long "hose" type clips provided it can be
easily removed for filling.
The Nitrous
Line!
Once you have the
Bottle or Tank mounted you need to decide what you are going
to use for a pipe between the Bottle valve, and the Nitrous
solenoids. This requires a few decisions. One of which is
where to fit the solenoids - So read ALL this page before
you start!
a) Are you gong to use
NYLON 4MM O/D,
or
BRAIDED STAINLESS
pipe? (Or if you are a real cheapskate you can
use 3/16ths solid copper brake pipe! - I did this on my
brothers V8 car - he was a poor student!) You need to decide
so click
here...
b)
If its easily possible to run
the pipe INSIDE the car then this is the best and easiest
option remembering that HEAT is a problem! Keep away from
all heat sources. Sometimes you will be able to run with the
cars wiring loom, sometimes under carpets or inside the
plastic trim etc.
c) If the above is not
easily possible, or the route too long or torturous
(straight & short runs are MUCH better!) then drill a hole
near the bottle valve, fit a rubber grommet and route it
under the car. AVOID hot things like the plague! Heat causes
the liquid to turn to gas! That's bad. You don't want that
to happen.
Mounting the
Solenoids - Positioning
Now you have the
bottle mounted, and the nitrous line run to where you want
to fit the solenoid valves. Requirements:
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Must be
easily accessible for maintenance and installation of
jets for setting up.
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Must be
located as close to the point of injection (injector?)
as practicable.
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Must be
located in a spot that's cool, and protected from the
engines heat
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Must be
in a position that allows a short Nitrous Line to be
used.
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Must be
mounted securely in a spot that is not subjected to
vibration like directly on the motor.
Once this
spot is chosen then you are in a position to make up a
simple bracket or mounting plate. One really good spot on
cars is behind the panel at the back of the engine bay where
fuse boxes etc are normally located. Or towards the
top edge of the inner wing at the rear corner away from the
heat.
Once a spot
is chosen then install and connect up the Nitrous Line to
the Nitrous Solenoid.
Connecting up
the fuel to the fuel Solenoid
There are many types
and styles of fuel system and pressures. All that's
important is that the CORRECT QUANTITY of fuel is delivered
to the engine to suit the nitrous jet used!
On Bikes... See
CHART.
Some may be gravity fed, others may need to be
pumped. This is NOT preferable, just a necessity if any of
the following statements happens to be true! If you DO NOT
need a pump just fit a TEE piece into the pipe that feeds
the carb(s) and connect a extra bit of petrol pipe from here
to your Fuel Solenoid. Fit spring type clips. Petrol leaks
are dangerous!
a) You want more than 40/45BHP
increase? You need a pump. See car section below.
b) You have a fuel tank
that is NOT above the carbs? You need a pump but you must
already have one! It MAY be big enough already. See car
section below.
c) You're bike is blow-through
carb turbo, or fuel injected. You need a pump, already have
a pump, and it is likely to be big enough! See car
section below.
On Cars... See
CHART.
More info to
follow!
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