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Mark_vaughn · Post by **Mark_vaughn** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 1:55 pm

Anyone tried putting a Nitrous system on their spider? I am curious if the car would hold together.

It is the cheapest way per pony to add horsepower!!!

Jim DeShon · Post by **Jim DeShon** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 5:23 pm

How about a 6-71 blower while you're at it :l

...J.D.

Spyderbuddy · Post by **Spyderbuddy** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 7:21 pm

hell lets go all the way hemi v8 with 6/71 and nitrous dana 60 and a 6speed auto

Joe Clemente · Post by **Joe Clemente** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 2:26 am

Nitrous works on Fiat twin cams as on any other motor. Depending on what you start off with though, you may end up with minimal gains if any. Don't labour under illusion of netting yourself lots of cheap quick horsepower if the motor you've got to start off with is a high mileage oil burning lump. You won't. Assuming you have a motor in good condition to begin with, good head gasket and ring seal, and you don't get greedy, it'll be fine. Other than that, you need to take some other simple precautions:

On a carbed Spider, (not an ideal set up to begin with) avoid at all costs the old school sandwich plate style delivery, you'll be better off plumbing in a fogger system directly into the manifold runners close to the ports. And this setup can be made to work better with dual carbs than with a single 2 barrel as you can adjust fuel mixture requirements better. Use premium grade fuel and be careful with fuel delivery not to run it lean AT ALL , the stock pump is barely adequate for low hp gains. Better to dedicate a proper pump that will handle additional fuel requirements under WOT. Back off the timing marginally.

Enjoy the trip

Cheers,

Joe

Spyderbuddy · Post by **Spyderbuddy** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 11:17 am

still like the hemi v8 with blower

Gerard Del Monte · Post by **Gerard Del Monte** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 12:28 am

I think Brad in Sammmish WA was strapping a nitrous system on his, but do not know details.

Joe Clemente · Post by **Joe Clemente** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 12:43 am

spyderbuddy wrote:still like the hemi v8 with blower

Yeah and I like a 3.5 liter Ferrari V 12

buts lets get real here...

Danno · Post by **Danno** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 3:15 pm

I've been slowly collecting parts for a nitrous setup on my aerio and had been thinking about ditching that idea and putting it into my FIAT until the aerio isn't under warranty any more.