our sparco steering wheel has the buttons direct on the steering wheel for nitrous, I was wondering if there was any way to install the necessary wires in a way they wont wrap around the steeering wheel when its turned.
nitrous button placement
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yea thats what i was thinking they have all those wires in there, but we're really tring to tidy up our drag car so that it can also be a semi-show car and were trying to hid wires so we really need to find a better way to install the nitrous wiring.
the problem mainlyh is that the aftermarket steering wheel is for drag racing so it has no airbag compartment and no place INSIDE the steering wheel through which we could route wires.
what do you mean.oc_civic said:
Only works when you push and hold down. When released it does nothing tell yuo press and hold it down the next timedrprince89 said:
or thats what I think
well I know that, but that has nothing to do with the original question, I guess he's being specific about me calling it a button or something, my uestion is mostly to find a way to mount the button in a way that the wires wont wrap around the steering wheel.
drprince89 said:
im telling you that worrying about how to use it for nitrous is a waste of time since its the wrong type of switch to activate a nitrous system...
a nitrous system is generally armed by an interior on/off switch and activated by a momentary switch on the throttle body OR an electronic momentary switch wired into the electrical of the car..
the setup you are describing is a momentary switch in the car... which to me would have no use.. i mean you could use it to purge? but not to arm the system..
well mainly because this is a full drag car and we dont want it at the higher rpms, its not a street car so if we have it at WOT with 125 extra horsepower the car will just eat the tires for the full 1/4 mile and are slicks are limited to 25x8 so we cant get better tires for more grip.
And no this isnt some cheesy fast and the furious imitation, we actually have an 11 second car and until we get electronic nitrous control then we will control the nitrous by a momentary button.
And no this isnt some cheesy fast and the furious imitation, we actually have an 11 second car and until we get electronic nitrous control then we will control the nitrous by a momentary button.
i dont know too many people piloting 11 second cars that want to sit and focus on when to spray... you should still be using a throttle switch.. and if you want to combat traction issues setup a second stage.. one to get you out of the hole and one for top end once you are hooked.. an MSD window switch is a great inexpensive alternative to full electronic nitrous control..drprince89 said:
i dont have any facts to support this followign statement.. but im not sure how healthy it is for the drive train to be on and off a 125 shot several times during a run..
actually in retrospect.. 125 shot is really not that enourmous.. im surprised with slicks you are still having tractions issues.. how much power does the car make... and when are you spraying... i think a second stage with window switch is a lot more viable than a momentary switch..
BTW to actually answer the question you asked...
its a drag car..you dont really need to turn.. just install the wires with enough slack (the wires are generally coiled and have some stretch to them) remember if you make two full turns right to stage the car.. you will then make two full turns left to get it straight.. so its not like its going to stay stuck around the hub.. you could also put quick connects in there if its a pull off hub..
its a drag car..you dont really need to turn.. just install the wires with enough slack (the wires are generally coiled and have some stretch to them) remember if you make two full turns right to stage the car.. you will then make two full turns left to get it straight.. so its not like its going to stay stuck around the hub.. you could also put quick connects in there if its a pull off hub..
thanks for the tips, I'll definately look into the MSD window switch, but nitrous is basically used to get out of the hole, and to answer your question this is a b16 its making 400hp on a 50 shot and it was slipping on the dyno, that extra 75 hp, bigger piping, upgrade to a gt35r and raising the boost to 27-30 PSI (our current setup is only boosting 19 PSI, we have tried changing wastegates and boost controllers so now were trying a new bigger turbo) should put us easily into the 500's.