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Old 12-26-2005, 04:16 AM
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Is anybody planning on making any type of methanol injection for the tc's supercharged future?
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Old 12-26-2005, 10:28 AM
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Just buy a universal kit, its not hard to hook up. ZPI is more then likely gonna come out with one, they're developing a lot for us...:o
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Old 12-26-2005, 11:23 AM
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ZPI can hook you up with what you are looking for. They said they have on that replaces your window washer fluid tank.
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From what I hear - its a pretty easy added punch. The way I drive I dont know if I could use it because Im always hanging around the higher rpms and it would be squirtin like crazy but from a company standpoint ....it shouldnt be a hard thing to mass produce.
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Check out Snow Performance. They make one of the nicest Universal Meth kits I've seen. www.snowperformance.net

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whatsup Charles...happy holidays, havent talked to you in a minute...hope all is well
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Originally Posted by TurboCustomz
Check out Snow Performance. They make one of the nicest Universal Meth kits I've seen. www.snowperformance.net

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i dont know what the going price is for the kits. ...you are saying for $300 that is a good cost? (im not doubting you ....i just dont know).
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Originally Posted by Simplyscion
whatsup Charles...happy holidays, havent talked to you in a minute...hope all is well
Yea man, I've been super busy trying to get some stuff done soon. Holidays were okay. Dealing with some un-needed drama but Im above it so its not really getting to me all that much. Hit me up sometime.

Yea, I think 300 dollars is very reasonable for what you get with that kit. There are some cheaper kits out there for sure but this is one of those things were you get what you pay for. Their kit is very well put together and thought out and comes with a great instruction manual. If you have any questions, feel free to call them. Their customer service is second to none.

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im wondering why nobody has already installed one of these yet. I would love to see the dyno results to see if its worth getting.
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There several good kits available -

Devil's Own is popular with SRT-4 owners as is the Snow systems.

Can't go wrong either way....
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We really like SMC kits. The only issue with the snow kit is that the pump is gravity fed so in the tC you need to be very creative in the installation process.
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Originally Posted by ZPIracing
We really like SMC kits. The only issue with the snow kit is that the pump is gravity fed so in the tC you need to be very creative in the installation process.

True, there is not much room in the engine bay. However with the oversized pump you can locate it anywhere in the vehicle, including the rear hatch area. I don't think it comes with enough tubing to do that with the kit so you would have to buy more.

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ugh - sounds like the first kit mentioned is the one to get. Anybody good for a dyno?
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Originally Posted by TurboCustomz
Check out Snow Performance. They make one of the nicest Universal Meth kits I've seen. www.snowperformance.net

Charles
Hang on...
Is this stuff like a nitrous setup, where you just tap your intake, and feed a mixture into the air stream??

Water and Methanol?

Is this really how that stuff works??
Please explain...
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Originally Posted by jwaggz82
ugh - sounds like the first kit mentioned is the one to get. Anybody good for a dyno?
get it installed over at turbotrix in edison NJ. then have them dyno it for ya
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http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...Picture072.jpg

I got one
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well shoot - ...what do you think?
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Originally Posted by kirill
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/Kirill1st/Picture072.jpg

I got one
What in the world is that? Where did you relocate your battery?
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some people are doing a lot more work then what they are saying - which isnt breaking any rules ...but it would be nice to know when people make their cars as nice as that.
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What in the world is that? Where did you relocate your battery?[/quote]

It's under the filter.
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