i hate my POS NOS heater works when i wants to at the track, and usually it doesn't work at all!!!

any ideas, i thought about a plug in cooler to throw some water into and heat up and drop the bottles in to warm up? just have to find who sells them. i have seen the ones with fans in them.

TIA!

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1996 Camaro SS A.R.E 398
11.36@120.35mph, NA
10.43@ 120.87mph N2O(the WOT switch bracket moved on me, and turned off the N2O, i didn't miss a gear!) 1.375 60'
Best mph: 132.95mph w/10.47- yes i hit 4th,lol (Sept 16/01)1.68 60'
oh yeah also an 80 Camaro, an 98 Ram Sport

"...i wish i was the full moon shining off a Camaro's hood..."
P.J.

 

Are you still using the POS "thermostat" that comes with the NOS heater? If so,throw it in the weeds. That design is total crap. I have been running NOS heaters for a few years WITHOUT that stupid thermostat,and havent had a problem yet.
I just watch my pressure guage and shut it off manually.I think NX has a new "hottank" (for lack of a better description) that you can set bottles in and warm them up.

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Dirk
1997 TA A4
11.251@119.3 1.52 60',7.132@95.39 1/8
The RacinLT1
RacinLT1 pic's

 

thanks, a hot tank is awesome, is it on thier site? also how does it run, off of a generator? i hope not!
how did you lose the thermostat? what do i do to bypass it?

thanks anyways, i will have to check their site.

hmmm just checked i didn't see it on their site? r u sure it was NX? thanks...

[This message has been edited by taner (edited August 18, 2002).]

 

Taner....why not just use a crock pot ? Maybe make some stew while yer at it! A

Honestly i would buy an NX heater. Mine works flawlessly so far.

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Denny Villemure
1989 Camaro IROC-Z Convertible, 305 TPI, 2.73 Gear, Flowmaster 2 chamber. 15.60 on motor, 14.20 on a 75 shot from NX. Woo hoo!
www.denny.cz28.com

 

Yeah I'd just pony up the dough, and get an NX heater. You won't be sorry. Then you could sell your NOS heater for a few bucks to offset the cost.

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Mario,
White 94 Z28
Yeah I got a few mods
Video
Black 87 IROC-Z

 

I agree that the NOS thermostat is a POS. The actual heating pad is the same as the NX piece though. Dont bother buying the complete NX kit. Just buy the pressure transducer and fittings needed to crossover. You should be able to take the same wires that are ran though the NOS thermostat (blue and green I think)and run them through the NX pressure transducer. I cant beleive NOS continues to sell that POS thermostat, and I certainly wouldnt sink to there level by pushing it off on someone else.

If you just want to buypass the thermostat, so you can monitor with a guage, then clip or cut (if they havent already broken off) the 2 wires going to the thermostat. Just splice the 2 wires together. (Of course you need to have a toggle either on the hot or the relayed hot, so you can manually turn the heater on and off)

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If I'm playin, I'm sprayin

93 Z28 A3 - w/ Jet Hot coated Hooker LT's and true 3" duals
(hiflow cats, cutouts, and Car Chemistry insert mufflers)

 

Taner,

The HotBox is the new Rave setup. There are two different designs. One using Water, and the other using Air. Just drop the bottle(s) in the Aluminum Box, and it'll heat em up. If NX Started making them, it must have been just recently, as I haven't heard of em.

http://metalimage.info/metalimage_003.htm

I like the Air method better, soley cuz you don't have to mess around with Dripping wet bottles.

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Kurtis Tamez
LT4-396.com
97 Z28 LT4-396
94 Firehawk LT1-396
Team NW F-Body

 

If you want/need to bypass the NOS thermostat,unplug it,and just hook the 2 wires going to it together.
Friend has the NX heater and works good,but im too cheap to pony up for the pressure sensor,seeing how i already have a guage.
Plus if the lanes are long,i can heat the bottle a little higher than normal,and let everything just sit before the run.
NX doesnt have it in the Catalog,But Jon Phillips (nmra,nsca,pro) NX rep had a setup like that with hiS NX display,not sure if his was air or water.

 

How bout a propane torch....seen it done but I really dont reccommend this method.

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Greg
95 Z28 conv M6
Georgia F-Body Association

Stage 1 heads, 1.6rr, Meziere WP
lt4 hot cam,lt4 timing chain kit,52mm TB,
Hooker Headers, Pro 5 shifter,3.73s,
NX 150 progressive,
Self-tuned via Tunercat

 

thanks for the replies guys!
no torch for me, i have seen it done, scary!!

Kurtis,

how much are they? i didn't see a price on their site, i will call them tomorrow?

i will try inplugging the thermostat, and see if it works, thanks!

[This message has been edited by taner (edited August 19, 2002).]

 

FYI - Here's a cheap alternative to the standard nitrous companies heating elements.

http://www.skingcompany.com/detail.asp?product_ID=PB18

I know of a few people running it with the outer cover removed.

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If I'm playin, I'm sprayin

93 Z28 A3 - w/ Jet Hot coated Hooker LT's and true 3" duals
(hiflow cats, cutouts, and Car Chemistry insert mufflers)

 

Theyre somewhere in the $250 range. Just around-abouts anyways.... I noticed Lizzard has em on Special for $225..... www.Lizzardracing.com

The guys on thge NMCA Board know a good deal more about these things then I do, might wanna give them a shout....

Not sure which direction I'm gonna go yet..... I already have two complete 6AN NX Heaters, but then again the HotBox is much simpler, and won't drain my battery. I feel like I could only justify one of these if I got an enclosed trailer though.....

I really wanna to do a Nitrogen Push system... Too bad everyone's sceered of it, and would outlaw me......

Decisions decisions......

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Kurtis Tamez
LT4-396.com
97 Z28 LT4-396
94 Firehawk LT1-396
Team NW F-Body

 

Did someone say nitrogen push www.torquehorsepower.com/car/nitrogen.jpg

[This message has been edited by 383LQ4SS (edited August 20, 2002).]

[This message has been edited by 383LQ4SS (edited August 20, 2002).]

 

i unplugged the thermostat and it works fine

tomorrow, a 300 hit

i have my new billet wot switch bracket on thanks to Rob (friend)

results to follow in the drag section

 

I like it! What Regulator are you using, and any leads on where I can get on where I can get some of the stuff I need? Grainger maybe?


Looks like ya need a bigger Nitrogen bottle there man.


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Kurtis Tamez
LT4-396.com
97 Z28 LT4-396
94 Firehawk LT1-396
Team NW F-Body