Hey guys, Just wondering what most people did for their nitrous switches, im using a Zex wet kit so its a WOT dealio.
Ill be getting a pre-98 center console soon so i was thinking maybe in the DIN slot, but im just worried if ill be able to flip the arm switch while dragging (dont want to spray in 1st).
Also wondering where you guys wired the power to for the switches. I was thinking maybe the cigarette lighter.
Wire the switch in to a reverse fed relay, powered by a momentary hold button.
Place the button underneath the shifter boot and mount with a bracket in a way to have it pressed in while in first, but released in 2nd or higher. Then, if you are in first, the button is depressed, which will kill power to the relay which feeds your setup.
once you shift out of 1st, in to 2nd or higher, the button is no longer depressed, the relay is energized, and your setup is powered. go WOT in 2nd and it automatically is spraying. no hands off the wheel, or the shifter.. tada.
but then you cant spray in 1st.........lol
not spraying in first= a lose against anything that isnt FWD, like our platform
The answer was tailored to HIS particular situation, platform, and desires. he specifically stated he does not wish to spray in first.
thank you for your opinion, either way, I guess.
i see what you are saying. wheel spin is a problem if i spray from a dead stop but i roll out a couple feet and then hit the button, with minimal spin. i could possibly already have a LSD though, because my car leaves 2 black marks when i burn out and it doesnt wheel hop like everyone else explains. the car has a fair amount of miles on it and the transmission shifts unusually tight... so i am suspecting it's been rebuilt. either way, your plan should be to spray in 1st and make your driveline good enough to handle it, otherwise you are wasting the potential of your nitrous setup, IMHO
ps. i was just playin anyhow, good luck with your setup
To revise the possible workings with a steeda, modify the setup to be a magnetic switch. mount the switch on the outer edge of the interior (bottom right, where the bottom of the shifter would be in first) and place a two wire powered coil (they are TINY) on the shifter itself. Whenever you go in to 1st, it will pull the mag.switch open and kill the setup.
That would fit in most any space.
here's what i did (easy and obvious!)
where the WOT switch normally is wired in the system, i got a button shift knob (B&M gone in 60 seconds style baby!)
and wired it right in there. push button, and there it is. i have a MSD dis-4 ignition that i have a step retard wired in also. as soon as i push the button the ignition retards to my set amount. when i let off the button, the timing stays retarded for 1 second, then goes back to the stock timing curve. its a real sweet setup, as long as you can remember not to hit the button before your at WOT.
I'm going with a MSD digital window switch, so I can still spray in first, with the car hopefully halfway hooked by then... Actually, at 3400 RPMS and WOT, if I don't have some semblance of traction, it's time to start changing the suspension, lol. Also, 90% of purge kits come with a button, so I wouldn't worry about that. What I WOULD do is hide a "master" power switch somewhere... don't want valets finding the "happy button".
It all depends on how much power you already make in 1st gear. If the car is a weak dog then I'd spray in 1st, but any 3L and above it wouldn't be worth the nitrous waste and tire wear. Spraying in second if it is a moderate shot and then with a progressive feature would be good and then let it rip in 3rd.
something like this would be cool
But instead of aluminum id try to get it black Plastic.
