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Old 11-26-2008, 10:03 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Just purchased a 2001 zx2 escort.

I have 145hp but I have INTAKE, and a 1" exhaust so Im sure I can beat him. Im runnin NOS but ITS ONLY A 100z bottle so I can run it only when going 0-100 when I hit 100 I seem to slow down and my governer kicks in....and my engine smokes? Is that bad?

what do you guyz think?
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Just purchased a 2001 zx2 escort.

I have 145hp but I have INTAKE, and a 1" exhaust so Im sure I can beat him. Im runnin NOS but ITS ONLY A 100z bottle so I can run it only when going 0-100 when I hit 100 I seem to slow down and my governer kicks in....and my engine smokes? Is that bad?

what do you guyz think?
At 100mph you're hitting the computer's speed limiter. That's what Phantom meant when he said you need a programmer. Check HyperTech. I'd bet they have a box to reprogram your computer to remove the limit.
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How do you know it makes 145 hp? Don't tell me you are running a 100 shot of N2O without any sort of PCM tuning.

Why did you put a smaller exhaust on it? The stock exhaust is 1 7/8". Did you just push the wrong key?

A ZX2 tuned to run on a 100 shot might be able to take a STi from a roll.

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