TheCamaroGuy

I'm new to the whole nitrous thing, never used it in my life.
I have a 1986 Camaro SC, it has a fuel injected 2.8 with an automatic.
I was looking into nitrous, and have been researching it for a while now. And I have decided I should get a dry nitrous kit from NX. Has anyone used nitrous on a stock 2.8 before?. Would it handle a 50shot fine if i get a WOT and window switch (a window switch is when it goes on and off at a certain rpm).
What do you guy's think, as long as my engine is running fine.

shock6906

KABOOOOM!!!!! Haha, just kidding. I have no idea.

blue89vert

u know whats better than nitrous...a v8. you could probly swap over to a 350 with like a 700 r4 trans and get a new driveshaft for less then 1500 i bet. i would do that instead of nitrous. i doubt it would be worth it on that weak of an engine no offense.

TheCamaroGuy

As much as I would love a V8, it would cost me probably that much if I did the work myself. Maybe even more. Nitrous will cost me $800 and I can do it in my driveway in less time.
I dont have a garage, and my driveway is slanted.
A V8 swap is currently not even possible for me unless I want to pay $3000 to get it done. Which I do not have.
The only option for more power is to work on my 2.8. I have been thinking turbo or nitrous, and exhaust, air intake/ram air. Anything else I could do to get more power out of the 2.8. My goal is 200hp.

TheCamaroGuy

So does anyone have an actual answer?

Phate

I dont know what you want to hear, but im sure this isnt it.

Dont.

You're putting nitrous on a high mileage, worn down, low compression, low horsepower motor? Those horror storries you hear about nitrous, chances are you'll be one of those. Even a 75 shot is not safe on an old motor without supporting modifications.

TheCamaroGuy

I am probably going to do a compression check as soon as I can get under the hood. If they are all up there, and close together. Would it be okay.
And like I said, I dont want to run a 75 shot. I want to run a max of 50shot before I can rebuild the engine. Maybe even a 35shot for now. I just need something to get a little more hp on my 2.8.

But that was an answer I dont mind hearing, because you actually put effort into answering me, instead of just saying "kaboom".

Phate

Im no nitrous 'expert' but, I run it on my car. And I did it correctly, meaning I did all supporting modifications first. And I have yet to see any problems resulting from the nitrous, after over a year of off and on use.

Now, if you are indeed serious about doing this, here are the main problems you will face. As far as I know, they do not make fogger jets smaller than a 50 shot. Also, I would not run a dry kit, I would most definately run a wet kit. It would be way too easy to run that motor lean. You would most definately also need new, larger injectors to compensate for the added horsepower and airflow.

As per more detailed complications, I know little to nothing about the motor of which you speak, so I cannot go into details there. But, good luck. And feel free to ask any questions if you do so feel inclined.

2000v6cam

yea i know almost nothing about the 2.8 but i would be careful using any nitrous just because of the age and mileage of the engine

TheCamaroGuy

Wow, apparently I cannot post links. But Jeg's has a nitrous express EFI single nozzle nitrous system (page 100 in the catalog), and this is what it says
"Utilizing the patented "Shark" nozzle, these systems are fully adjustable, 35,50,75 horsepower for 4 cylinder and V-6 applications, and up to 150h.p. for V-8 and V-12 cars. These systems require no engine modifications, operate on stock fuel pumps, and require no timing retards. The ultimate solution to make your vehicle a "Rocket". Any horsepower settings above the recommended levels require "NX Power Booster" fuel additive to prevent detonation".
So I was thinking about getting that. And from what I have heard you can run a 35-50 shot on a stock motor. Now of course I will want to upgrade parts just to be safe, so what would I need to get bigger of?

Here's the link but add the www and the com nitrousexpress./Pages/GMStage1.htm

TheCamaroGuy

Oh and also, why wet over dry?
thanks for the help

Phate

I've never seen that system before... hmm. Maybe its a staged system and not just a 35 shot jet? Well anyway.

I prefer wet over dry, because although it does not have the r/t or overall hp gain as a dry shot, wet is safer. The difference between wet and dry is this. A dry system injects nitrous oxide into the throttle body, or any other place that air is going to be fed into the system. A wet system uses two lines, one from the no2 and one from your fuel line, mixing the nitrous and fuel at the point of injection to keep the system from running lean and blowing the motor due to lack of fuel.