Its a lot to take in for a novice just getting into nitrous...
Couldn't agree more but you've come to the right place for the guidance, which will make it much easier for you. you have a kit fitted, then you need to retard the ignition by 2 degrees for every 50 bhp (how would you even do that on a modernish car where everythings ecu controlled) then you need colder plugs, (im not even sure theres any available for my car) and i guess living in a coldish country im gonna need a bottle warmer...
Before you even need to consider such things, it would be best to decide how much power will be needed to satisfy your requirements and to do that we would need to know what car you have and what you want to achieve.
Most customers are more than happy with up to 50 HP, so they don't have to make ANY changes to the car.
With most modern cars the ECU has the inherent ability to self adjust the timing as and when needed, by means of a detonation sensor, so even if you wanted more than 50 HP you may not need to adjust the timing.
Although it's beneficial to maintain bottle pressure by means of a heater, it's not essential and for most of the many years nitrous has been used on cars, they weren't even available. ive read that if the bottle gets too cold then that effects the power delivery of nitrous, possibly halving the power delivered, and lets face it we have long cold winters in Britain... ive read that keeping the bottle at the optimum temperature is paramount... so getting your head around bottle pressures is another factor.
While it is beneficial it is not "paramount" and even though our temps in the UK are less than consistent even in summer, most people don't tend to use the nitrous during the coldest months, therefore the adverse effect on the power over the rest of the time, isn't as bad as you've been lead to believe. and i guess a nitrous controller is going to be needed to keep things safe when a 50hp shot is being used, and trying to get your head around trying to know the ins and outs of working that, i saw Turbo box switching on his controller in his video, he was blipping buttons and all sorts of fancy stuff, and i must be honest i have no clue what on earth he was doing lol...
Again, controllers are certainly beneficial but they are not essential. Most of our customer do not buy controllers or if they do, they tend to add them at a later date, when they get greedy with the power increase.
If you did decide to buy a controller you'll be pleased to learn that they are supplied pre-programed and ready to use. You can then read our VERY EASY to follow instruction sheets (as and when it suits you), to make any adjustments you'd like, which you'll find extremely easy to do. then getting your head around refilling... if like me theres no where reasonably close to get your bottle refilled, you then need to get your head around all the paraphernalia involved in that, not to mention storing a huge nitrous bottle... Im not sure how much you would spend on nitrous refills a year, for example?
Again this is not as complicated as it may at first seem. When I first started using nitrous I had NOBODY to assist me (as I was the first in the UK to take this route) and NOTHING to refer to learn from and yet I still managed to get to this point in my life, so you'll find it MUCH easier than I did, as you can benefit from my 35 years of experience and aftersales support. suddenly the £1000 for a basic nitrous kit runs into several thousand pounds, and you start to wonder if just having a supercharger or turbo is more cost effective...
There's no doubt that you can end up spending a great deal more money that £1,000 on a nitrous system but you might like to consider the following, as they are very important factors to keep in mind when trying to do a comparrison;
1) There is NO question that even with the additional potential costs, nitrous is still MUCH CHEAPER than any other tuning option
2) Even if the costs were the same, at least you can spread the costs over a number of years, rather than having to pay it all at once, which most people can't afford to do
3) Turbo and superchargers cause higher fuel consumption the majority of the time the engine is running, the reverse is the case with nitrous
4) Turbo's and superchargers wear and need costly servicing, whereas WON nitrous systems NEVER need servicing
5) Aftermarket turbo's and superchargers frequently fail and when they do so, they usually damage the engine as well. WON nitrous systems will never fail and even if they did, it would be less likely to cause as much damage.
6) It is complicated and expensive to remove a turbo or blower from one car to fit to another, making it impractical to take your power enhancer with you, when you decide to change car but with a WON system it is quick and easy, to the point where we have many customers who have done so repeatedly over many years.
With all the above in mind, if you take all this into account when making a comparison, there's no doubt that the WON nitrous system will work out much cheaper than any other tuning method. theres a company that offers a drive in drive out Rotrex supercharger fitting service for my car for 3 grand that gives a 50hp increase in power...
It may add 50 HP PEAK power but it will still produce a lower performance than a 50 HP increase from a WON system, as the WON system would add 50 HP THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE RPM RANGE.
I have independent magazine test results that prove this to be the case.
Furthermore, if you wanted to make 150 HP the supercharger would cost you much more than the initial cost but the WON nitrous system would only cost you £15https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php? ... 3901033186and im leaning towards getting that at the moment, after originally leaning towards a basic nitrous install... yes its 3 times the cost of a basic nitrous kit, but now im thinking of the hidden charges with nitrous. The suercharger install would be 1 price only and the powers there all the time, fit and forget...
Hopefully you're reflect on all the above information and see that there is much more to making a fair comparison than you have done so far. yes nitrous seems cheaper, its often advertised as the cheapest horse power you can install, but when you factor in the above mentioned hidden extra spendage, i dont think nitrous is as cheap as you think...
There is NO doubt that a WON nitrous system will work out MUCH cheaper than any other tuning method short and long term, when ALL things are considered. plus that bottles gonna always run out when you need it most.
Yes that's possible but that can easily be addressed by fitting 2 bottles, so you have one in reserve.by the way dont look on my post as criticism, far from it... just genuine thoughts, fears, apprehension... please add your points for/against my raised points.
Not a problem and I've read similar comments many 1,000s or times before, so I'm more than accustomed to it.
BTW does the blower kit include some means of retarding the timing, as blowers heat the intake charge, which makes the engine more likely to suffer detonation? 
