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Discussion starter · #61 ·
I appreciate you all talking about this. I'm considering doing a nitrous setup on my truck, but didn't even know where to start. Thanks for all the good info.
 
Discussion starter · #67 ·
Did you pull the schrader valve out? Also since you mounted the bottle sideways did you rotate the bottle so the pickup tube is in the rear for when you accelerate?
 
Discussion starter · #68 ·
I appreciate you all talking about this. I'm considering doing a nitrous setup on my truck, but didn't even know where to start. Thanks for all the good info.
If you haven't purchased your nitrous kit yet let me know before you do and I will let you know where I got mine. I picked mine up $50 cheaper than anyone else sells it for. It took me a month of searching before I found it.
 
Discussion starter · #70 ·
Nice. I had to order a couple 45° AN fittings so I can mount mine on the center of cowl right above the TB. Got my plugs today and a 40" stick of 3/16 brake line to use for my purge solenoid, bc the one that came with the acc kit was only 7" long. I may buy a T so I can have a dual purge line. Going to mount my bottle in the bed today if everything goes as planned. I need to come up with a plan to make it quick and easy to remove if I need to.
 
Discussion starter · #72 ·
I was going to but for now I decided not to.
 
I think im going to go ahead and run one with mine being a standard I want to really make sure i have no issues esp seeing that one day soon ill be running the turbo with it. I have a a/f gauge to let me know if im running lean which im for some reason usually running rich but would rather have something that cuts it off if it does.

just wondering what pressure it should be set at
 
Discussion starter · #74 ·
I think our factory fuel pressure is 48psi ~2. But I may be way off. I may just install mine too if I can figure out where to set it. I would call NX but I'm sure they're getting tired of me lol.
 
Discussion starter · #75 ·
Not sure if this will help.

Fuel Pressure Safety Switch (FPSS)
This is a device that's plumbed into the fuel system, and provides an open or closed circuit based on availability of fuel pressure. It can be used in the triggering circuit to make sure the system isn't on when you've got a fuel problem. Typically, you only use it to switch off the nitrous solenoid; turning off the fuel solenoid as well can start a cycle of switching the solenoids on and off while the pressure raises and drops in the fuel system when you're switching the solenoid on and off. Let the pressure build up in the fuel lines when you open that solenoid, and when it's high enough, the nitrous solenoid will open. The switch can be used whether you've got a wet or a dry system. You can adjust the pressure at which it triggers by using an allen wrench on the back of the switch (loosen the screw lowers the pressure threshold).
You want to set the pressure on the FPSS, such that if the pressure drops about 10psi the nitrous system will shut off. On a wet LT1 system, this will be around 33psi, and on a dry system I'd leave the switch just above stock, say 45psi.
To set the threshold pressure, you've got a few options"
Connect enough plumbing so that you can have the FPSS installed at the same time as a fuel pressure gauge. Turn the key on to pressurize the fuel system, then turn it off. As the fuel pressure bleeds down, monitor the continuity across the FPSS contacts (disconnect them from the rest of the nitrous system) and when the pressure reaches the level you're interested in, adjust the screw on the back so it just balances back and forth between the continuity signal.
You could use an air compressor, with the appropriate fitting for the FPSS. Remove the FPSS from the car, and thread it onto the compressor. Set the compressor for the pressure of interest, and measure continuity as above.
If you can't do option #1 above because you don't have two available ports, first thread in the pressure gauge, and cycle the key. Then time how long it takes for the pressure to bleed down to the correct level. Then disconnect the pressure gauge, install the FPSS, and do the process against the clock rather than the pressure.
 
Discussion starter · #76 ·
Here's some more info.

*If you need the FPSS adjusted i'd suggest you take the nozzle or plate and out it in a bucket. There is a rubber nipple on the top of the FPSS that you will need to remove to reveal a set screw. Now you will need to activate the system and as the fuel is flowing out of the nozzle into a bucket you will need to turn the screw clockwise ( to increse the set PSI ). Only do it in short 5-8sec bursts so that way you're not heating the noids up for no reason. As you are turning the set screw once the fuel starts to sputter out of the nozzle then you will need to stop turning the screw and now turn it about 3/4 to a full turn counterclockwise and that should have the FPSS set to the flowing fuel pressure.
 
ok some good info ive been looking up info on it and the one above i did not know with the bucket to set. yeah the biggest ive run into is ive seen a lot with mustangs and camaros still need to find the pressure number on ours and what the bottom pressure we should use it at I still searching myself too

funny i was reading the one on lt-1 one when you posted it on here
 
Discussion starter · #78 ·
Lol. Let me know if you come across it.
 
Discussion starter · #80 ·
I wonder how much the fuel pressure increases at WOT?
 
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