Please share your experiences with installing nitrous on your Max? Expense of doing this project? Where did you hook up nitrous (air box, etc.)? Expected HP gains? Expected problems? Any harm to engine?
Currently have Stage 2 dynajet, K&N air filter, and Kerker slip ons.
Thanks!
Been running nitrous on bikes and other things for over 25 years, crap, where does the time go. seems like yesterday when a grinning 16-year-old was unwrapping his package from NOS. Its pretty straight forward on the install. It varies from bike to bike due tue design charactoristics. Where to install is as diverse as the bikes owner. Some prefer a stealthy "What? I'm not running anything" look, others a cleaner look, and many choose the in-your-face, let it all hang out see you at the finish line look.
Costwise, you can get a system starting around the $600 range. Your going to want a wet setup for 750 or larger engines. Dry systems are for fuel injected bikes that can regulate thier own fuel increases. "Wet" being a shot of fuel is being added to the mix along with the N2O. Power output will depend on the jetting you use. expect pretty close to what the hp your jetting for the hp. It might be a little off, but I've seen some a little over too.
Take your time and triple check your work. Most systems are a basic system and can be installed by a first timer in a weekend at a leasurely, safe pace. Get a fuel safety switch, and a nitrous pressure gauge or regulator. Trust me on the fuel safety switch. Nobody told me about this when I first started, and all bloody hell can break loose when you go lean on the squeeze.
The safety switch will kill your nitrous if the fuel falls below a certain pressure (I say certain pressure cause some are adjustable, and some ppl like to run a little close to the scary side of low pressure). No fuel with the nitrous. For the math guys out there, the formula looks like this;
- C8H18 +
N2O = $$ :bang head:
The pressure gauge, obviously to keep an eye on the N2O pressure. too much you go lean and from the math, we know bad things start to happen. With the regulator, no worries about bottle temp. If it hits the regulator at 1100psi the reg kicks it back down to a managable 750-800psi.
Things that add to the cost are the Gauges, Regulator, fuel cut-off switch.
I would definately add these items to your shopping list.
Other options would be progressive controller, purging system. Generally, on street bikes, purging systems are not really needed. But they look pretty sweet. I have a dual setup I've been putting off adding.
Rule of thumb on the size of hit is a Maximum of about 20hp per cyl on a stock motor that is properly tuned and in decent shape. Nitrous will not wake up a tired engine, only send it to it's grave. I've steup systems on bikes with as high as 70k miles and had no issues. A friends '86 V65 Magna is one example of a high mileage, older engine install. The last time I spoke with him he's still running around with it several years later.
If you choose to run nitrous, drop your spark plug's temperature. If your running a Dyna 3k ignition and plan on doing alot of spraying, use one of it's retard modes.
Hope this helps answer some of your questions.
unk: and I still can't believe I lost on the rolling burnout. hind-sight is 20/20, I should have just grabbed the brake like the other guy and let her rip. who am I kidding, I hate loosing period.:bang head:
