Ok this is REALLY pissing me off...whats the deal.

[IonNinja]

Everytime I get my bottle filled I get maybe 6-7 pulls (not even 0-100 runs) and then my shots start feeling a little weaker. I call it a night, try again another day and I get absolutely nothing...I purge and I get nothing but air!

Half my fuckin bottle is filled with air every damn time! What the hell is going on? I've taken it to two different places with the same results...

This is frustrating as hell because this is like the 3rd time I've went through a bottle in one day.

Whats the issue here?

[detroitbass]

Are you sure you have the bottle in the correct position?

[boostinsidewayz]

Re: Ok this is REALLY pissing me off...whats the deal.

Everytime I get my bottle filled I get maybe 6-7 pulls (not even 0-100 runs) and then my shots start feeling a little weaker. I call it a night, try again another day and I get absolutely nothing...I purge and I get nothing but air!

Half my fuckin bottle is filled with air every damn time! What the hell is going on? I've taken it to two different places with the same results...

This is frustrating as hell because this is like the 3rd time I've went through a bottle in one day.

Whats the issue here?

what size shot are you running, what size bottle? do you have a bottle warmer or a gauge?

[IonNinja]

75 shot, 10lbs bottle, have a bottle warmer & gauge...

hmmm, could this be the problem?




It is mounted slightly to the side because the fittings are too big for it to fit properly lined up straight.

you know what though, now that I think about it...I've taken the bottle out on a couple occassions and opened it up before and nothing but air came out.

[dream36realms]

is that a remote digital gauge line? I don't think that little bit of angle is your issue, what is the PSI when you have the heater on?

[IonNinja]

its for my bottle heater, its pressure monitored...when my heater is on its always within 900-1000psi when I spray.

I thought warmer nitrous would last longer :evil:

[sl2racer]

my guess is you have a leak somewhere. i would start at the pressure switch and gauge seen in picture. my n2o gauge actually had a leak when i first got it. just needed to be tighten.

[Minivan Tuner]

don't you need the bottle mounted in a 45' position?

[boostinsidewayz]

don't you need the bottle mounted in a 45' position?

i think its closer to thirty, but it looks like he has the brackets set right.


like sl2racer said, check for leaks, you should be able to hear it if it's leaking. if you can't hear it, run your hands down the whole length of the line. if it's leaking the junction or part of the line should be frosty

[S.Bretz]

weigh the bottle next time you have it filled, it should be 14.5 lbs empty, and 24.5lb full...if they are not using a pump and just hooking it up to another bottle and haveing it fill into yours, then you need to put the bottle on ice before you go and get it filled. You can also try to use a vacuum pump and hook it to your bottle, close the valve, and then chill it. You might get 11 lbs or so that way.

[LowSL2]

Do you close the valve after each use? I mean, if you leave the car overnight somewhere do you leave the bottle open?

[IonNinja]

I haven't weighed the bottle yet...I will start doing that though, thanks for the #'s.

I doubt I have a leak, you would definitely hear it with my bottle fully opened and I don't. Plus the reason my gauge is so retarded and not visible unless I get out and look is because I've got it tight at all points to where there are no leaks. Yeah when I installed my NOS gauge it was loose as well...and leaked.

I do purge everytime I am done using nitrous until the lines are completely clear.

Also my bottle is always frozen before getting filled. The last time it was frozen for 2 1/2 hours before filled (vs 1 hour chill time previously) and no difference.

Today I froze my bottle for 5 hours before I went to get it filled. I took it out tonight and actually got about 5 or so races in so we'll see how long it lasts.

Maybe I'm just expecting more than I should?

[tek]

Maybe the shop is fucking you and giving you half and half.....

[Hemken]

Maybe the shop is fucking you and giving you half and half.....

Thats what my guess is.

[DropdSatSC2]

weigh it. with a 75 shot, you should get a good 15 pulls or so out of it (depending on how much you purge, waste, etc).

i would go with the shop is fucking you, so ask them to weigh it AFTER they have filled it. make sure you empty the bottle completely before you take it to them so they cant use some bullshit excuse of it having some in it already.