[oldman]

Hey was just wondering are any of you guys running the Zex nitrous set up ?....more interested in the ones running it in 97 or 98 gts ...comments concerning your feelings on this kit would be greatly appreciated ....also .any before and after times on a stock 4.6?...Please help me out here Spring in fast approaching ....want to know if 13 is a possible number ......


Mods include :4;10 gears
mac cold air system
steeda underdrive pulleys
steeda timing adjuster
sub frame connectors
This a 97 gt ..............................also opinions on times i'll get after the zex kit install ...best time so far was a 14.7 with plenty of spin ....

thanks guys ...help me out here .13 a possible number ?

[Julian Moore]

Sorry I have it in my 95, but I can answer some questions if you like. Going from a 14.7 to a 13 is no problem...I went from a 13.76@101 to a 12.7@110 on a hundred shot. If you are spinning now, the gas is going to blow your tires off the rim...you will need drag radials. The system I use is a dry system that is activated on the TPS, I have heard Zex now offers a wet system for the 4.6, that way you may not have to upgrade your fuels system. If you use a dry system, and your car is stock, you may not have to upgrade. You will have to run spark plugs two degrees cooler, I would suggest calling Zex's toll free number, they offer a ton of free advice. Keep us posted.
Jules

[ChronSmoke]

I have heard alot of fact's about running wet or dry Nitrous kit's.
At the track I attend I have heard alot of horrible stories about
fool's how run wet kit's!My buddy's 98GT got a blown head
gasket because of Nitrous Express (NX) all because he claim's that
it is a poor quality kit plus with wet flow! He say's he regreted not
getting a NOS kit dry with 100-300 HP Big Shot.The day after my
friend Jeff got a bad head gasket I asked him what kits too stay
away from he said NX,ZEX,Sniper,and phantom kit's.You will get
the best HP gain's from dry kit not wet kit's trust me I seen it with
my own eyes at the track! Good dry kit's that I would recommed would
be any dry NOS kit and Edelbrock Performer dry kit.Remember with
dry your chances are slim of having problem's with the kit it self or
the horrible chance of fuel puddling that you can experence with
any wet kit out there.I personaly would NOT buy a Zex Kit ever I
would go with the NOS Big Shot dry kit with 200-400HP and crush
my challenge's.. With Nitrous your main concern's should be
air,fuel,and the most important of all your timming ratio so,you
don't blown your engine.

[oldman]

I thought ZEx made a dry kit for my car ?....... 97 gt

[Mana4Real]

Originally posted by 96TT
I have heard alot of fact's about running wet or dry Nitrous kit's.
At the track I attend I have heard alot of horrible stories about
fool's how run wet kit's!My buddy's 98GT got a blown head
gasket because of Nitrous Express (NX) all because he claim's that
it is a poor quality kit plus with wet flow! He say's he regreted not
getting a NOS kit dry with 100-300 HP Big Shot.The day after my
friend Jeff got a bad head gasket I asked him what kits too stay
away from he said NX,ZEX,Sniper,and phantom kit's.You will get
the best HP gain's from dry kit not wet kit's trust me I seen it with
my own eyes at the track! Good dry kit's that I would recommed would
be any dry NOS kit and Edelbrock Performer dry kit.Remember with
dry your chances are slim of having problem's with the kit it self or
the horrible chance of fuel puddling that you can experence with
any wet kit out there.I personaly would NOT buy a Zex Kit ever I
would go with the NOS Big Shot dry kit with 200-400HP and crush
my challenge's.. With Nitrous your main concern's should be
air,fuel,and the most important of all your timming ratio so,you
don't blown your engine.

A 200-400 hp dry shot... I've never heard of a dry shot that big... You could never run 200 dry shot on a stock fuel system. Even a modified fuel system... I don't think the engine could handle that. You would need to get some sort of flip chip to take some timing out of that shot. Plus you need to get some colder plugs. Hyperutechtic pistons don't like detonation... Without the proper tune. You'd be breaking pistons.

If you have a stock car with a stock fuel system. I recommend not running more then a 100 shot... You'll be very happy with that. Or build up your bottom end and stick a supercharger on it. What I'm telling you to do is what I would do... I really don't think running anything bigger then a 100 shot would be that smart. People may to it everyday. But hey, they are sittin on something ready to blow.

[ChronSmoke]

Hi, Mana4real their are actually two Big Shot Dry Kit's 100-300HP
and 200-400HP.NOS is the best system you can get in my opinion if
you are going the Nitrous route! Oldman Zex kit is a dry kit but,Zex
is one of the one's I would stay away from because my friend Jeff
know's what he is talking about so,I belive him! I don't know what you
all belive..If you are keeping a stock Mustang I would definitly belive
Mana4real he know's what he's talking about DON'T RUN MORE THAN
A 100 shot at the most a 125 shot because of the chance of detonation.
If your going to install a Nitrous Kit I would upgrade MAF and of course
bigger injector's for the needed fuel,new fuel line's, new intank fuel pump,new fuel pump 255psi.or better,and new fuel filter! Upgrading
air and fuel is the"BEST"way to go before installing any Nitrous kit!
After air and fuel done I would highly recommed getting a NOS
Digital Controller and Boost,Oil Pressure,and Fuel Pressrue gauges
so,you WILL NOT have the chance of detonation.This will help you alot and give you peace of mind knowing that you will see problem before
they can happen! Colder Plug's is a great idea Mana4real! You would
want to install Denso Plug's for added protection.A Custom chip with
tune would be great so,you will have the correct tune to handle the
Nitrous kit of your choice! Timming very very important I'd probaly
set timming at 12 or 13 with a 100 Shot to be safe on or off the track.
Timming setting should be done at the same time you get a Custom
chip burnt and tuned for correct tunning of engine! Good Luck on
whatever kit you decide on.Let us know what you are going to do and
how it turn's out!

[Fast1]

there is no 200+ hp dry kit out there...Ur smokin some good stuff.

100hp should be safe on a 4.6 just get bigger fuel pump and mab even a timming adjuster

[ChronSmoke]

The only thing I'm smoking is my SLICK'S to the 9's.There is a NOS
Kit (DRY) with 100-300HP-and 200-400HP.You can get a 200-400 shot
at C.J. PONY PART'S INC. and you can get a 100-300 shot at
Mustangs Unlimited.So,you mod's just hate to be wrong.A 100 shot
of NOS would be fine for Oldman.

[Imyourzero]

Holy moly, what a bunch of misinformation in this thread.

If you want to learn about nitrous from people who actually know something, please do yourself a favor and visit StangNet.com

NX a bad kit? HAHAHAHAHA, try again, it's one of the BEST on the market. Do you have any idea how many people run this kit with huge success? Apparently not!

Dry making more HP than wet? HAHAHAHAHA! Wet kits make AS MUCH or MORE power than dry kits.

Man, someone needs to slowly lay the crack pipe down. Please...

What 96TT recommended for upgrades to prepare your car for nitrous are more or less correct...but fuel puddling is NOT an issue as long as you use your head and don't spray below 3,000 rpm's. I've even heard of people spraying at 2,600 rpm's. Fuel is NOT going to sit and puddle when the intake velocity is above a certain point. As a matter of fact, wet kits are generally considered SAFER than dry kits because they add the extra fuel, whereas dry kits rely on your existing injectors to dump the extra fuel. This makes dry kits harder on the fuel system. If one of your injectors decides to crap out, guess what? You run lean and BOOM!

As for NX being a kit to stay away from...that's just classic.

If anyone would like to dispute what I've written, I'll be more than happy to get some guys that REALLY run nitrous to back me up. Not people who have seen their buddy's friend's sister's Dad's cousin's car blow up.

I'm no nitrous expert, but I did a helluva lot of research on the kits before buying mine, and the 2 claims above that I don't agree with go against EVERYTHING I've ever seen on the subject.

[Imyourzero]

Oh and by the way, the NOS BigShot system is a wet system. Think I'm wrong? Check out the PRODUCT WEB SITE! (www.nosnitrous.com) Please do not spout off any more BS without knowing FACTS.

[ChronSmoke]

Zero boy what give you the right to criticize me your lack of
knowledge really surprize's me.What did you do make up your
know site or something because first of all you can bring your
foolish friends because you or them don't scare me with your
short term intelligance.It go's to show how much you know if
anyone needs to stop BSing it you fool.

[Imyourzero]

Did you even visit that site? It clearly says that the BigShot kit is a WET kit. The mere fact that you said it was a dry kit demonstrates your lack of knowledge on nitrous.

Secondly, instead of defending what you said earlier, you instead found it more appropriate to throw insults my way. I guess you knew I was right and you were wrong. That's OK dude!

Also, if you have dozens of people telling you that NX is good and YOU said it's bad just because your friend had a bad experience with it, does that make you right? I guess the thousands of people that run NX kits and have no engine trouble are just the lucky ones. Hehe, yeah right.

So go do some real research on nitrous and come back when you can give people factual information instead of just what you think is right. OK little girl?

And please, learn proper grammar and how to spell. It would give a lot more credibility to your side.

[ChronSmoke]

Zero the simple FACT is you may like NX is what you like.I don't
like wet kit's and I prefer dry kit's all because you are way out
of your car class to be talking to me like you are a girl.I don't think
negitive thought's you do.My name is Turbo Terror and divide's
me from you is your E.T.'s if you actually start to think.I WILL
RUN CONSTANT 9's so if I add NOS I WILL BE in the Super Mod
class above the Street Outlaw class so the only FACT is you
will run a 14 e.t. in the quarter mile.

[Imyourzero]

Well, now you're starting to make a little bit of sense. I, as well as a lot of other people, happen to like the NX kits. Why do you say they are crappy just because your friend blew up something with an NX kit? And besides, just because you don't happen to like them doesn't make them bad.

Now...you prefer dry kits...and that is fine. You are entitled to your opinion, but I was simply pointing out the advantages and disadvantages of wet and dry kits. They each have their pros and cons.

And that's cool as heck if you have a fast car...but it doesn't make you right about what you said earlier. If you prefer NOS and Edelbrock kits, great, but don't say that Zex and NX are sucky kits just because you happen to prefer other brands.

The fact is, any nitrous kit can be safe and add a lot of power if used properly. But any nitrous kit can be dangerous if you don't know what you're doing or if you don't treat it with respect...and that goes for NOS, NX, Edelbrock, Zex, TNT, Venom, and all the rest.

[oldman]

Listen guys all I was asking was a simple question about the ZEX kit ......and now it turns into a name calling battle of brains ?............I was open to all opinions ..but none so far covered my question about the ZEX kit ....I want a dry kit .. I looked at the ZEX .wanted opinions on that kit .....nothing more .. it was a simple question .not some thing to go to war with each other .........