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Performer Nitrous Kit
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| The next step!
50-100 hp nitrous shot. |
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| Proposed wiring
diagram, probably overkill, but OK. No Hobbs (fuel pressure switch)
because I'd been told and also read on several forums that they
are notoriously inaccurate. Simplicity is the key to reliability. |
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21 Jan 07
Performer Nitrous Kit Installation |
| I relocated the
the brake vacuum line to a hole drilled and tapped in the side of
the Victor Jr. manifold as called out in the Edelbrock instructions.
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| Nitrous solenoid
is to the drivers rear. The Edelbrock brackets worked well for the
solenoids, not so good for the WOT switch. |
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| The fuel solenoid
gets mounted close to the carb. It has a really short hose as compared
to the nitrous solenoid line. I wonder if that is to assist in the
gas getting to the spray bars just before the nitrous or at the
same time? |
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| I fabricated a small
bracket for the WOT micro-switch and added a small roller on the
throttle linkage to positively ensure the switch will be activated. |
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| Another view of
the switch. |
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| Nitrous system fuel
plumbing.
Top
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27
Jan 07 More Performer Nitrous Kit Installation |
| The fuel solenoid
tucks up under the air filter. I used a gauge adapter to connect
the nitrous system fuel line to the main feed. |
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| I took an AN-4 bulkhead
fitting and turned the short end on the lathe to use as a purge
nozzle. |
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| Shifter activation
button. What a pain. I had to re-thread the end of the shift lever
to the proper size so the Mr. Gasket ball would fit and change back
to the straight shifter. |
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| A new twist. Classic
Instruments does not make a nitrous pressure gauge, bummer -- I
wanted all my dash gauges to look the same. I bought an AutoMeter
gauge and put it in the rear panel between the seats in a mock dash.
I still have to get an angle bezel for it and cover the "dash" with
vinyl. The two switches are for the bottle opener and heater.
The arm and purge switches will be hidden.
The gauges are far enough
apart where it looks just fine, pretty cool actually. To get to
the switches is a bit of a stretch, but for as often as I'll use
the nitrous, it'll do.
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Feb 07
Mallory Hi-Fire |
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| I replaced the old
ignition unit with a Mallory Hi-Fire with built in timing retard,
rev limiting and auxiliary rev limiter -- several less boxes under
the hood and dash. |
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| Nitrous pressure
gauge is plumbed into the feed line, If I measured right, the bottle
should clear the body and trunk. |
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| Read Dash covered
with matt black vinyl to match the front. |
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| Purge solenoid and
line! Trying to come up with a cool place for the purge nozzles. |
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| The bottle just
clears, its better to be lucky than good. |
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