does anyone on here use a button to spray thier cars?i see alot of people use w.o.t switches.so i was woundering does anyone use a button insead of w.o.t?if so how is it?if not why not?...man i ask alot of questons

 

I can't imagine being in a street race without a button. If you lose traction then you just let off for a sec. Control is very important. With a wot only then you're off the gas and the nitrous, going back to wot can be violent and cause loss of traction again. If you just want to spray the higher gears then the button is the only way to go.
Of couse nobody street races anymore because we all know its unsafe and illegal.

 

so by using a button instead of a wot switch,would it be less harsh on a A4?it sounds that way to me,if so im going with that.

 

Less harsh in that you can go to wot and then wait to activate the nitrous until after the car has settled down a bit. Personally I like the control the button provides as well as the safety. I have friends that forgot the nitrous was still armed and when they matted it again they weren't ready. It can happen to anybody.

 

well im going to go that route.it just sound more like what im looking for.thanks for your help.

 

When I had nitrous on my A4 Camaro I used a button and sprayed right through the shift. I have since got rid of that car and aquired a M6 Trans Am. I use a WOT switch on that. I went with the WOT switch over the button because I thought I might get excited and forget to let off the button while switching gears. I am also going to add a window switch to regulate the rpm it comes on.

 

If you're racing at the track there is no way you can be consistent in your times with a button. You will never "hit" the button at the same time. As far as being harsh, whats the diff. between the WOT and button, they both "hit" the same amount of juice. IMO the most important part on an N2O system is a window switch. If you have a w/s combined with a WOT switch its pretty damn safe. I wouldnt run N2O without a window switch, seen too many low rpm backfires.

 

Your arming switch can serve as the "button"...

I use an arm switch, window switch, WOT switch, and a FPSS all in series with each other. The entire system is activated by the "arm" button, so if I loose traction, I just "disarm" the system and the nitrous stops, when traction is restored I "arm" it again and assuming everything still meets the RPM, WOT, and FPSS conditions, nitrous flows again...pretty simple, and safe.

Having just a button is a recipe for disaster IMHO...

 

^ BlownF1 summed all of it up pretty good

 

I think the button idea is great it is what I use but then again i have been spraying my cars for almost ten years. So if you know your nitrous well enuff then yea a button is nice. But for the guy that wants to get it and turn bottle and go then the window switch set up on a WOT is the way to go. Just depends on what you want.

 

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I used a button for the 2nd stage on my Mustang last year. 1st stage was a 200 on a switch, 2nd was another 75 on the button. All this on a stock motor. I was (as they supposedly say in street racing speak) "spraying the house down". The new setup is even hotter.

Most of the guys who are against using a button are usually the ones who buy $1000 worth of safety equipment for a 100 shot. Most beginners aren't comfortable controlling the shot w/ a little button. I had a rigged up bottle heater, wrapped the bottle in an old fire jacket, a window switch and a purge.

 

Turning off the nitrous by finding a rocker switch to me is not driver friendly. There is no "right" way to do it I suppose. Its all your own driver preference. If things get out of shape, and they will sooner or later, for me at least just letting off the button for a sec or so and keeping my hand on the shifter and wheel just makes sense. While those with the wot switch will say, "just let off the gas dummy" I prefer the throttle and nitrous not to be connected. Its just a preference and in street racing some may prefer not to be on the bottle the whole run. Bottom line, do what makes you feel comfortable so you can spray your car and not worry about it. Just spank the other guy.

 

I have an arming switch and a button on the steering wheel, I like to powershift at the track and I know my clutch wouldn't appreciate another 100 hp on it, so I just let off the button between gears and push it again when I'm in the next year. Fast and Furious yo!

 

My arming switch is a push on/off switch...it's all about placement and setting up the system around your preferences.

 

Has anyone ever tried wiring a pushbutton into one of the controls on the steering wheel? That would be really sleeper. I tried it the other day and took the steering wheel apart, but it looks like theres only one wire for each button.