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zZsKyZz

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Does anybody know where I can find a cheap nitrous bottle warmer for a 10lb ZEX bottle?
 

bill302

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bought mine on e-bay..do you have an automatic cutoff switch for the heater if not you might want to consider getting one it will turn the heater off at a set bottle pressure i have mine set to turn off at 1050 psi.....and any brand heater for a 10 lb. bottle will work...
 

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heres a few links for some bottle heaters you might want to watch and bid if you find a good price i paid $60 for mine....

http://motors.search.ebay.com/nitro...mZR8QQfsopZ1QQsacatZ6000QQsamcmZ6000QQsaspiZ2

http://motors.search.ebay.com/searc...action=compare&copagenum=1&coentrypage=search

heres a pressure switch,but if you look you can find a cheaper one....and believe me this one in the link is worth every penny i paid about $50 for mine with the fittings..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Nitr...ryZ33740QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
 

Hef5.0weisen

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propane torch...
just kidding..had to say it
good luck though
 

N8Miller

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i think that no matter which way you wanna go, its gonna cost ya $100. i woiuld just try to google it and see if there is a new/cheap company. your gonna gonna use it occasionally anyway.
 

BlackVert

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sorry
 

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Pokageek

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Hahaha!!!!!!!! You cracked me up man. So what aout my 20 pound bottle? How do you tell?

edit...it says 10 pounds emty...I guess thatsthe weight?? I am new to this..
 

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Heating pad: $20 from walmart
Power inverter: $20 from walmart
Satisfaction of a nice toasty nitrous bottle: priceless
 

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Alright, so I have looked at all 3 links. You veterans probably know that you need a certain amount of warmth for a certain amount of time and BAM ...ready to go without all that pressure vlalve $hit. So how long do yu have to leave the warmer on b4 liftoff..and which one will do the trick??
 

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ttt
 

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you need a pressure guage and when the pressure reaches approx 1050 you are ready to go. with a full bottle you will have only about 900 lbs of pressure the heater will heat the bottle causing the gasses to expand thus raising the pressure...without the heater and guage to monitor the pressure you will not run effieciently enough to reach full obtainable horse power.in my opinion running nitrous without a proper heater,pressure guage and pressure cutoff switch is a waste of money...heres a pic below the pressure switch is above the pressure guage and its wired from a switch to a relay and the power source is coming off my amp wire...spend the extra money its well worth it to flip a switch and 10 mins later you are ready to run and the pressure switch will heat to proper pressure automatically....believe me when you are at the track you do not need to continuously monitor your bottle and flip switches on and off and/or hope you are at the right pressure you have enough on your mind to worry about this kinda thing and also with a half full bottle a warming pad from walmart will never heat the bottle enough to reach 1050 lbs....

 

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Pokageek

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I got one for $101 shipping included.
 

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My NX kit takes a while to warm up, I'd say about 10 minutes or more to get to 1050 PSI depending how much is in the bottle.

If you get a bottle blanket it will speed the process up a little, since it'll retain the heat and disperse it around the bottle further.

BTW your "20 lb" bottle is a 10... they weigh around 14.5 lbs empty and 24.5 lbs full, so there's 10 lbs of nitrous.
 

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Great thread. Thanks bill302 and svtcobra306 too!
 

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Great thread. Thanks bill302 and svtcobra306 too!
 
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