i'll ask the cavilier that blew up for pics of his internals? what the hell do u want, an autopsy of a car? sorry dude, zex spells junk to me. spring zing 07 is a definate possiblity. by then i'll be over 350 anyways

wow, one car had problems...that isn't even a ford, let alone a tour. Did he install it himself, or did a shop? Oh wait...i bet that has nothing to do with it...Installs don't need to be done correctly...its all about the "brand"

Anyone who makes all these broadbrush claims is an idiot.

I had a NOS kit on another car...it was a 100hp dry and made 100 to the wheels.

See you at SZ then, Venom vs NX . 350 what other plans do you have?

Aaron

dual stage direct port on forged internals. apparently diamond racing will make any C/R piston i want so i am going to see about getting 12:1. ive got a stage3 disc and if thats nice i'll put a fresh one in this winter. the ports will be opened up slightly on the exhaust side with a set of custom longtube headers mating to a 3" single exhaust (back to duals at 2.5") i still need to see what i can do for cams, but im thinking ST200 valvesprings and maybe CAT cams if theres nothing else. the secondaries will be opened up and a billet aluminum spacer is going in (assuming i can make it work, its being drawn up now) my nitrous nozzles will be placed in the spacer and then bolted between the upper and lower intakes. 3 litre valves will go on the stock 2.5L heads. originally i planned on running alot less nitrous than i wanted to but i think i can run a first stage of 150 and a second of 100 totaling at 250 and hopefully stage2 axles are enough to keep the front end from hurting myself or someone else. if the car revs like i plan i should hit the first stage at 3200 rpm and the second at 5500 and it should rev out to 8400 rpm if it would all work out the way i wanted. we dont live in a perfect world though, we'll have to see. as for this fall, before the new engine is done i'll have a dual stage setup with a 75 and 50 shot on it. we'll see how the stock axles hold up on that and a stage3 clutch.

Sounds like a killer set up, keep me posted . I look forward to seeing the car in person. Also be prepared to drop serious money on the CAT Cams!

Aaron

yeah. this is obviously a very expensive build, and i could have a faster V8 for the money. but its still gonna be damn cool. it may not sound feasable but if it doesnt happen, a turbo is. i would rather run direct port because i havent heard of many direct port setups on these cars.

Sure you could have a faster V8 but where is the fun in that when it's been done many times . Eihter way good luck with the build up.

Aaron

hey i got a question. what did those cat cams run you? i havent looked into them much but where can i get specs on them?

I think www.ctamotorsports.com has the specs on them

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Cost = $1059

do you have any before and after dyno sheets by chance? LOL didnt think so. thats an expensive set of cams, damn. i did hear that there are some adjustable cam gears that terry haines has fabbed up to go on those cams so that would be a bonus for the nitrous setup

Check your PM, I forgot to add in my PM that mine are Stage 4.

Aaron

Tricker, its apparent that you know what your talking about and you have big aspirations for your car. But you dont need to go around bashing other products that have been PROVEN to work. And like others have said. Any nitrous system can be safe or unsafe its all in the tuning/install.

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im sick of people telling me what i have to do. if you have a problem with me talk to a moderator, or whatever you wanna do. dont tell me how to act though. the fact is, these people are going to waste there money on kits that will cause them problems. i have a kit and i use it every weekend. thats a 40$ tank of nitrous going into the engine (not out the purge, like a ricer) every weekend, in about every situation, and its still kicking. i'm just trying to force the fact taht the best kit is NX and its proven.

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If you're sick of people telling you what to do, stop posting with such arrogance.

I look forward to seeing your 2 stage direct port $5000.00+ engine & tranny running on the dyno at SZ. Or anywhere else for that matter. I tend to believe what I see.

I'm also glad you have such conviction in NX. It helps to believe in the products one uses. They make a quality product from what I've read. The best? That's an opinion. Your feeble attempt at defining 'best' is a bit short in the validity department.

Case in point? Purge valves. Yep Ricers use them to look cool. So do Top Fuel Dragsters costing a couple of hundred grand. I wonder why? Probably to look cool. Ricers aren't getting anything out of it performance wise; that doesn't mean purge valves are for show only. They serve a purpose. And, if I were dropping the coin you intend to on a very highly strung and stressed motor I'd be considering the value of a purge valve to insure mixtures hitting my expensive motor were dead nuts and to aid in the hours of dyno time you'll spend tuning it.

I've helped instal and ridden in a ZEX kitted car. It was simplistic and didn't destroy the car; perhaps it was used responsibly. It's a great value for someone who want's to add a few ponies to an other wise stock arrangement. I am very familiar with the Venom system, personally even; and I did not waste my money. My car is still running strong to this day - 5 years later and in the hands of a new owner.

Some advice, a mere suggestion really - don't try and force anything around here. Too many people here are smarter than you and I. Don't claim something is proven and then not back it up with referrences to supporting facts. You'll only be inviting trouble.