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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 04:20 AM
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Not that I have the money at this time but, Could anyone give me advice on NOS. I got a 1999 with 75,000 miles. I know when NOS came out years ago they said "Don't put it on anything with more then 70,000 without a rebuild. Just thinking?
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 07:08 AM
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My 94 SSE with 141k miles (for sale soon) still has an entire Zex dry system installed and took it nicely. But I installed 2 range cooler plugs, MSD wires and coils, a custom Superchip, and little other odds and ends.

A 99 SE can easily take it, I just think most people are intimidated by the negative aspect of nitrous...which gets blown way out of porportion.
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 10:49 AM
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Blown being the key word here?

If installed properly and within the limitations of the engine you should be ok. I would say its easier to get the setup right on an NA car then on a FI car.
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Allmachtige
My 94 SSE with 141k miles (for sale soon) still has an entire Zex dry system installed and took it nicely. But I installed 2 range cooler plugs, MSD wires and coils, a custom Superchip, and little other odds and ends.

A 99 SE can easily take it, I just think most people are intimidated by the negative aspect of nitrous...which gets blown way out of porportion.
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NOS can be a great power adder to any car, If used right... On a bone stock V6 your not going to want to come right out of the box with the biggest jets in your system... If it were me i would definately get a jettable system... Start off with maybe 75 HP as long as you have the proper plug'*, fuel delivery, and im not real sure about the timing. I would have to think that you would need some kind of either MSD, like a 6AL system with a seperate timing retard or maybe a new PCM. The timing is very important...

Good luck and let us know how you end up...NOS is your friend... Make sure there is someone in your area that fill'* NOS...

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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 01:11 PM
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Then there is the issue of your transmission and what shape it is in.
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 01:31 PM
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BTW, NOS is a BRAND of N20 (nitrous oxide). So if your going the N2O route make sure you have a suplier of it, not necesissarly a NOS dealer.
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Most modern "plug and play" systems come with 55,65, and 75hp jets to get you up and running. I was very careful the first time I installed it on the 94 and worked my way up from 55 to 75 shot jets. But in all reality, a L27 or L36 can easily take a 75 shot. I'm almost positive a 90 shot it doable (never had the chance to test this desire of mine out), but anything above that is risky without some extra work.
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Allmachtige
A 99 SE can easily take it, I just think most people are intimidated by the negative aspect of nitrous...which gets blown way out of porportion.
exactly!! heck, i had zex on a ford and it had no nitrous related problems!!!
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 08:16 PM
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Good, then I will be adding a dry nitrous system to my Aurora once the TB and engine mounts go on
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Originally Posted by Jim W
Good, then I will be adding a dry nitrous system to my Aurora once the TB and engine mounts go on
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