Glad to see your considering it. Like all power mods you have to be ready for component failures and plan accordingly. Look forward to future videos and hopefully some actual racing. I personally almost done with my track set up.
Couple things I want to add -Our VQ oem plugs are technically “one step colder” already so no modification to plugs is necessary -A VR trans is going to be a essential part especially if you plan to do dig races or quarter mile pulls because the large increase in TQ will eventually kill our stock 7spd tranny - This is by no means a easy install and will take at least 2 days with a very experienced person (especially if you add bottle heater/window switch/bottle opener as this is a lot more wiring and tapping) -You mentioned not setting the nitrous on the window switch until 4K rpm.. this can be set way lower as long as you are certain you won’t exceed this number when potentially brake boosting the car. My VQ won’t let me brake boost over 2k so 2.5k or 3k rpm would definitely be safe to do so as well as letting it run out to 7.5k is possibly. -Also something I experienced personally- Z1 silicone intake tubes are great to install the jets into as they are flexible and create a great seal.
I’ll have to look into your plug comment, but some reputable tuners have said otherwise. The trans install is not for the inexperienced-you are right about that. It is not safe for the car to spray at 3k rpm. It puts a great amount of strain in the engine to spray at that low of rpm. 3500 is the absolute lowest I would spray any significant shot. It’s not about spraying during break boost although you don’t want that to happen either. It’s about the strain on the engine. And no, I would not spray until redline either. Residual nitrous building between shifts is not good.
Ran a 100 shot direct port in my 93 sentra se-r for 8 years. and a 60 shot dry manifold kit in a 3.0 maxima for a few years. All said and done, It works great as long as you know what your doing. However, in the long run, a turbo doesn't cost anything to refill. I love,love, love! the torque nitrous makes. but in the end.... a turbo just makes more sense. Either way.. you pay. In the long run, a turbo is easier on your engine and ultimately costs less.
I could get a lot of bottle refills for the cost of a supercharger for this car lol. But you’re right, if I were to keep this car for another few years, it would likely be more cost effective to go FI.
Glad I found this video again. I’m running a nitrous express kit set up for a 100 shot on my 15 3.7. Some upgraded intakes and bigger injectors and I was set for nitrous. Car made well over 400 WHP on a dyno tune, on stock motor and trans. Definitely would not recommend anything over a 75 shot on stock trans, I am planning to swap to vr soon. As far as the window switch I’m set to 3500 rpm. I’ve done a few digs and several rolls car Is still running healthy and trans is some how fine. With install and tune in total I spent right around 3k. Hoping to get it out on a track next season 🤞🏽👍🏽
Work your way up, how about that. Jets are easy enough to change out. Try it and see how the car responds to each level. Start at 35 or 50 then move to 75. If the trans holds and the car feels good, try 100. The trans will struggle with much more than that, but let me know how it goes lol
I also wanna add something to the wet dry kits, Heavily recommend go wet setup as with a dry setup you MUST run full tank or you risk your engine going kaboom, think wet kit as a lil insurance. with the dey setup, I dont recommend you run e85 as it burns faster than 93 and with that your tank gets empty faster and the engine is more susceptible to blowing up.
@@ryerci9618 lol why do you say that? It can be a great way to add a little pep where needed. Not abusing it is where people seem to have a problem lol
Awesome video great information! I am curious though why you're so keen on running NITROUS? I thought your main intention of the car was to do auto cross type track days, would NITROUS be particularly useful in that application? I have never done it so I am genuinely curious, figured NITROUS would be more useful for street racing / the strip. I would think making the car more nimble, weight reduction + handling improvements, and more consistent and immediate power would be more useful in that application.
Hey Doug--I like your attention to detail! In fact, this is one thing that has caused me to hesitate when thinking about nitrous. It would do me absolutely no good in an autocross situation or in the mountains--as you pointed out. I was actually having this exact internal debate about 30 minutes ago as I was looking at the nitrous components in my shopping cart online lol. Installing a nitrous system in this car would be 95% for content purposes only since there are nearly 0 decent quality install videos on youtube for the VQ, and 5% actually needing/wanting to use it. I would love to see how much hp I can make on the dyno, how much it can improve my 0 - 60 time and 1/8 mile times --1/4 time if I ever make it to a real drag strip, and it could make for a couple of good reaction videos. The additional content and potential growth for the channel would be the biggest benefit to me. The practical use for it on a regular basis would be quite limited. I just see it as an opportunity to fill a void on youtube when it comes to the installation process on this specific platform, especially as these cars are becoming more readily available to younger folks, which means more and more people are going to start modifying them.
@@SpeedCultureStudios Excellent points that makes a lot of sense, I didn't think about the content angle. Either way I will definitely be watching very curious to see a set up like that! Thanks for clarifying though I was very confused how this would benefit for autocross. Again though I've never done it so what the hell do I know LOL!
@@Dreamevil2009 it would be tough to control or use effectively in autocross unless it was a spread out track with some areas for higher speeds and wot. Otherwise you’d be hanging out in the armed rpm range and spraying quick spurts for the short periods you might touch full throttle before hitting the brakes again. Really not practical for autocross. Really appreciate you watching!!
@@natefrm860 It’s actually not terrible. Shifts faster than any human could. But I didn’t say the swap isn’t worth it because the 7spd is good. The swap isn’t worth it because of the cost and effort involved. It’s the same reason supercharging doesn’t make sense to me. I could put all of that money toward a second or third car. I’m not going to dump $20k into a car that is only worth $19k lol
@@SpeedCultureStudios It doesn’t really matter how much the car is worth to supercharger entire car is probably like less than $10,000. Also the slush box 7 speed transmission is not really that good I prefer driving a stick the entire time.
