Dumb question

[MoosesBusa]

What is the difference between wet and dry nitrous? other than cost to install? I know the wet is what we used to use in the auto racing with fogger set-ups. So I guess the real question is what is dry nitrous and how does it work?

[greeneinc]

There is no dumb question my Hayabusa friend. Dry nitrous oxide systems provide fuel enrichment by increasing the fuel pressure to the fuel injectors as the nitrous system activates. Wet nitrous oxide systems provide fuel enrichment by teeing off of the engine fuel rail and feeding it into the injection nozzle.

[Mr Brown]

Dry sprays directly into your intake tract, thru the airbox and in, good for about 40hp, which is about all a stock motor wants, pretty cheap. Wet piggybacks onto your fuel rail and sprays directly into each throttle body, good for as much hp as you have money, motor and balls for. Costs substantially more than a dry shot.

[greeneinc]

Dry shot is a little more dangerous too. Ever see a car blow the intake manifold through the hood of a car???

[MoosesBusa]

Dry shot is a little more dangerous too.  Ever see a car blow the intake manifold through the hood of a car???

the warm fuzzy feeling i HAD quickly disappeared

I don't like the sound of the exploding intake! If I'm not mistaken... the intake is directly underneath the gas tank which coincidently is directly underneath my UPPER BODY!!! we're gonna need a little more info ...

[PACIFICBUSA]

yeppers....

Just go with turbo...but get it done right. Badly installed turbo is one heckuva money pit.

[Mr Brown]

Dry shot is a little more dangerous too.  Ever see a car blow the intake manifold through the hood of a car???

the warm fuzzy feeling i HAD quickly disappeared  

I don't like the sound of the exploding intake! If I'm not mistaken... the intake is directly underneath the gas tank which coincidently is directly underneath my UPPER BODY!!! we're gonna need a little more info ...

Both can be dangerous, I don't think dry is inherently more so, just easier to screw up the install. I saw a wet system explode last Saturday at the Prostar race, so it can happen with any type. As long as you install it properly, you'll be fine. Bang for the buck, a dry shot is your best bet. You can always remove the system and sell it if you decide you don't like it.........
Ask your local performance shop and see what they say, or better yet go to your local dragstrip and ask the racers there.

[bacharles]

Very good advice guys...

[nitrousjunkie]

Dry shot is a little more dangerous too.  Ever see a car blow the intake manifold through the hood of a car???

Ita a little more complicated than that, actually a small dry shot is relatively safe as long as your bike or car compensates for the added oxygen which is the byproduct of compressing liquid nitrous,when you see intakes blowing up at the track on cars, usually that is the result of a wet kit doing whats called "puddleing", thats when there is too much added fuel and the combustion process kinda overflows from the combustion chamber back into the intake,the puddleing can also be caused by bad placement of the fogger nozzle,the bottom line is you have to be able to get rid of what youre cramming in the engine, hence porting and polishing, bigger valves,proper velocity,and timing.Using nitrous has a bad rep sort of because of users not knowing how to use it properly,you have to have the extra fuel to add to the extra oxygen that is produced to create HP,and you have to be able to get rid of this extra combustion at the same time.Hope this helps. NJ.