I've been considering putting a Nitrous kit on my SC400. The engine is a stock 1uz-fe and im wondering if anyone has done this at a 50-70hp shot on a stock engine. I'm largely ignorant when it comes to Nitrous, but I've had enough friends blow up their engines to be wary.

 

i was told that you can go w/ 100 shot safely.....no mods?

 

i dont understand why people put nos in their car as first or 2nd mod.,.. there are so much more stuff you can do to a car than a shot of nitrous.

 

ie..exhaust,intake,headers ect

 

Yeah, i was told by jibby 75 just to be safe

 

 

Nawz is cool and all.... but I still feel that supercharging would be better

Supporting mods... SAFC, Headers, Intake, Exhaust will bring power up safer and reliable. Plus you always have it.


Where in FL buddy?

 

well if you going to do it do it right a wet shot is a must if your going over a 75 shot you will need colder plugs and something to retard timing such as crane trc box etc etc

ppl go nitrous first because its best bang for the buck mod and is just as safe as turbo or supercharging although it must be done correctly

 

I appreciate the feedback. The reason im going with NOS before a supercharger is because I dont have the money to put in a supercharger....if you didn't know it costs around 10 times as much as a wet kit. I've already done upgrades to many other areas but the ENGINE is stock. I've always heard not to go past 50% of the base HP on a nitrous shot.. so I figured 70 would work. I'll let you guys know how it goes and probably take pics of the entire operation.

Oh, and Bradenton.

 

Very true, just do it right

Im in Tampabay area, pretty close by.

 

i agree, why spend all that money on typical ihe mods for a modest gain when a 50-75 shot of nitrous is much cheaper, easier to install and gives a real kick in the ***!

 

True.

Supercharging is a very good mod, but it's not as cost effective as nitrous.

I don't think anything is, actually.

Headers are expensive as hell
Supercharging is expensive as hell
Intakes are pointless, price-wise. (Except for BFI)
Exhaust is good though
As far as bang for the buck though, Nitrous is the way to go.


I'm afraid to spray on a 187k mile motor though.

 

ive seen the head of a engine blown through the hood from nitrous being applied wrongly.

 

Key word: wrongly.

I've used nitrous on many a cars, but never a toyota V8. If you are truly set on doing this, I recommend a wet shop. If you do some research on Scott's supercharged sc4, you will see that he is running super rich even with 7-8 psi.

So I'm sure we have a lot of room to play when it comes to nitrous.

Here's my opinion though, it's kinda wack to run NOS on a Lexus, it's a Spo-Lux car, and nitrous isn't very fitting for it

 

I appreciate the feedback... I've done some research and I've found its a lot harder to install a wet kit versus a dry one. Is there any reason I shouldnt use a dry kit?