D.I.Y. nitrous

[pggg]

This site http://www.diy-nitrous.fsnet.co.uk/m...ion-system.htm gives a rundown on a home made NO2 unit for your XS11. Looking at 8 hoses connected to the 4 rubber inlet manifolds. 2 hoses on each. A front one connected to petrol supply, and a rear one connected to NO2 supply. Jet sizes control how much power you want to have. Carb jets or stainless bolts with a hole drilled thru. Slap the unit together with various compressed-air components, including 2 solenoid valves, 1 for petrol, 1 for NO2. Regulator and a fire extinguisher for a bottle. Looks like you CAN do it on the cheap.

Went for a ride today and realised this is all just insanity. Bike goes like a rocket from hell anyway. Full throttle's a real handful 90% of the time as is. Must be suffering from power addiction syndrome... Sadly there's no hope for recovery

[trbig]

But wouldn't it be a cool story to say ya lost a race because you broke traction at 80mph??? lol. Just be careful. From what little I know about nitrous.... a cheap DIY Nitrous system... very EASILY becomes a DIY BOMB!
Who can you find that would re-fill a fire extinguisher with nitrous?? Seems like that would be against the rules... and would be H$#@ if someone accidently tried to use it to fight a fire! lol.

Tod

[mro]

Hi pggg

Too much power?
Where would Darth Vader be if he had that thought or even Bush.

Just got a 80LG which needs a lot of work/parts. Either the 80G or this LG will eventually get a turbo, then chain drive, then nitrous. Got to keep a regular ride before a XSive XS. (my hot rods of the past seldom ran more than a month or so at a time before I broke something )

There opening a new track out in the valley (about 1 1/2 hours from here) Hope to have a turboed XS before end of next summer
and I haven't been on/in a 10/11 second machine for a long long time!

NO SWMBO at home,
so I think I may be reverting to my childhood

mro

[chevy45412001]

turbo

was looking at ebay the day ago,saw a suzuki 1000 drag bike with turbo runs for about a grand at that time no reserve. look at the suzuki sales on ebay. A lot of drag bike parts for our lovley machines. The whole bike for the price of a turbo just think....

[bandet01]

yeah i would say a turbo would be a safer idea then nitrous and if you do run nitrous i would be a kit from a well know company and not make your own

[DiverRay]

The DIY can work well. You need to know how much HP you want, and set the NiO and fuel up for it. The only BIG think is make sure your fuel delivery will keep up with the NiO, or you run lean and burn up an engine!
The nice part about a Turbo is the power can come up as you are cranking up, an analog system. The NiO is digital, off or on. one second, 90 hp, the next 150 hp.
Ray

[bandet01]

yeah i mean i would love to find a nice turbo to put on my xs1100 big bore kit bike and make maybe 130 rear wheel hp because having to refill the nitrous bottle all the time could start to add up

[MAXIMAN]

Turbo Elevens? Hmmm ... I'm certain I've read when setup right one would be making quite a bit more than 130 to the rear wheel. If I recall correctly it's more along the 160 rwhp.

Speaking of Turbo XS11 here's a shot of one that's been customized..... check out the monster front discs.

[mro]

turbo

turbos are not that hard to find and not to much money.
cost is making the pipes, waste gate etc.

Buy a wrecker/parts bike with a turbo on it ($200/$300)

Hard part to adapt to the XS.
I have a local tube shop who has made some other parts for me in the past (not mc related)
When I'm ready will make plans with my CAD program and have them bend me some stainless and I'll weld it up myself.

I've got severl net toys in my shop: plasma cutter/drill press/grinders/mig/bearing presses/ compressor/ not counting all the hand tools etc..

currently out of discretionary funds some am trying to trade for a lathe. Just would be cool to have

dad would teach me how to use it


mro

[mro]

MAXIMAN

Turbo Elevens? Hmmm ... I'm certain I've read when setup right one would be making quite a bit more than 130 to the rear wheel. If I recall correctly it's more along the 160 rwhp.

been slowly looking at turbo's since that one on ebay that had all the gear set up for an XS.

depends if you want it street or drag. about 8 pounds street (30 to 40 HP, up to maybe 20 pounds for drag (HP ??? ).
(don't think an XS would last to long dragging w/o other mods)


mro

[xs650mike]

Originally posted by MAXIMAN
Turbo Elevens? Hmmm ... I'm certain I've read when setup right one would be making quite a bit more than 130 to the rear wheel. If I recall correctly it's more along the 160 rwhp.

Speaking of Turbo XS11 here's a shot of one that's been customized..... check out the monster front discs.

And the upside down forks, actually a whole other front end and monoshock rear too!

[chevy45412001]

inter cooled

and inner cooled to boot.

[bandet01]

nice looking bike i am seriously thinking of turbocharging my bike now if i can find a whole setup i think turbo is a better route then nitrous after thinking about it

[xs650mike]

Chain drive too!

Can't see it but of course it's chain.

Turbo'd be nice if you can master or eliminate the lag. Guy I know had a Kawi Turbo and said you have to keep the throttle open against the brakes in corners so it's spooled and ready to romp on the exits to prevent nasty surprises. I'd probably kill myself with something like that, I'm not that good.

[DiverRay]

Turbo'd be nice if you can master or eliminate the lag.

The turbo lag is dependent on the pipe lenght. The problem the 650 Seca Turbo had was the location of the turbo. It sat behind the transmission, with a long pipe to the intake side. My Seca had almost 1.5 seconds of lag, and it DID get me into trouble Mounting the turbo in front, with a short as possible intake, would keep the lag way down, IMHO.
Ray