nitrous

chase1 · Mar 24th, 2007, 04:59 PM

i own a extra 1.8 i want to build it for nitrous like serious nitrous 200 shot would be a lot of fun. now i know i need to build the motor and thats not a problem....but how much would i need to build the bottom end of this motor.....i dont know the strength of this motor any ideas????

Gregor · Mar 24th, 2007, 05:20 PM

200 is a big shot. Your engine could probably handle a 50, 75 or even a 100 hp shot on standard internals if it were set up right with some good aftermarket engine management.

To put it in perspective with intake exhaust and headers i was slightly below 100 hp, now im boosted and im putting down 200 hp and going for more and never had an issue. But i do have good aftermarket engine management which i think makes the difference.

nmE · Mar 29th, 2007, 03:07 AM

what engine management are you using greg?

Gregor · Mar 30th, 2007, 05:29 AM

microtech aftermarket ecu. Dont know if theyre used in the states but any decent aftermarket ecu should work with nitrous. A little expensive but well worth it to stop your engine blowing because your safc cant retard ignition timing under boost or cant control those huge injectors etc..

**b15chik** · Mar 30th, 2007, 10:41 AM

we don't have anything like that over here. not for the b15 anyway. if he wanted to use an aftermarket ecu programmed for nitrous, he'd have to get an ecu from a b14 se-r and a harness, get it programmed by jwt, and wire it in. and then he'd have to buy everything else to make it work. all he can really do is a piggyback, or a standalone, which would be a big waste of money

Gregor · Mar 30th, 2007, 08:00 PM

im talking about a stand alone ECU which is pretty much universal. The ECU in mine can be used for 4,6 or Rotarys.

If you want to run boost or nitrous it isnt a waste of money. Blowing your engine because you used a cheap piggyback to do something it wasnt designed for is a waste of money. And a well tuned ECU should get better power/smoother delivery under heavy load than an SAFC, emanage etc..