Nitrous Rules! :

 Well, with the extreme Super running now seems like the perfect time in the project to tear down the engine. Sigh… I knew from the start of this project that I wanted to include a Nitrous Oxide system but I thought I could bolt it on with the engine installed, this is not the case.

In order to install the NOS Fogger nozzles I will need to remove the intake stacks and drill them to accommodate the nozzles.  I cannot get enough access in the engine compartment to allow me to unbolt just the intake stacks so; I believe we will need to drop the engine out of the car once again.

Dropping the engine in this car is really no big deal. It consists of removing 3 bolts and 1 nut from an anchor stud. Yep that’s why I love Bug’s super simple to work on.

I laid out a quick power point slide for Steve, he will be custom bending all of our Nitrous lines.

I have assembled almost all of the other NOS components that we need.

Almost all of our NOS parts came from eBay. So far the complete system is about $170 which is cheaper than a normal off the shelf kit. The only thing I opted not to buy used was the Fogger nozzles.

Steve J. is custom bending all of our lines and handling all the fittings as well as re-working the Nitrous bottle that was given to us by Lee’s friend Billy (Hillbilly).

Steve’s plan with the bottle is to sandblast it, prime it as well as re-PLASTIDIP the valve handle to match the bottle’s new color “Big Bad Green” The bottle will be painted the same as the exterior of the bug “Big Bad Green”, giving a nice evenly color matched look across the whole car.

We will be writing an entire tutorial on “How to inexpensively build a Nitrous System”

More updates to come on the NOS system.

- 2006 Jim