redkow97 Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 I currently use my wife's SUV as my tow rig. it's totally adequate for my needs, but she does not like driving my shitbox while I'm gone for the weekend. If we ever have a second kid, the shitbox will be completely impractical to leave her with overnight. I am also considering upgrading the wife to something larger, newer, more reliable, and safer. This would provide an opportunity to add a hitch, or not... So I've considered throwing a receiver hitch on the 'rolla. It's rated to tow as much as my trailer is rated to carry, but I foresee problems on extended hill-climbs, even with a relatively light load. Would it be totally ridiculous to install a mild nitrous system to add power in such scenarios? My knowledge of NOS is limited to what I read online, but the idea would be a small amount that the engine can safely handle for a longer duration. It's an automatic transmission, so I would wait for the car to down-shift under acceleration, and then help it out by giving it some spray. Intelligent, or stupid? Parts appear to be about $600-$1000, depending on which kit and how large of a bottle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 The price of the upgrades would pay for a used tow rig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 (edited) Maybe the dumbest idea I'll read all month.... No offense and shit.Nitrous on a corolla is bad news waiting to happen... Especially spraying up hill pulling max load weight the car is designed for. Not to mention once you run out of spray after a minute or less and have to go pay to have bottle filled again... Unless you're going to install 10 bottles in it... Are we talking corolla hill climb races or something? Your bottles would be empty so quickly it wouldn't even matter for "extended" trips. Edited December 22, 2014 by Steve Butters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnone Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Dumb!Just tow with it and slow down up hills. It's pretty simple. You don't have to two up mountains at 70. Just drop down to 50 and it will be ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gump Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Do it! Send pics of the motor pieces afterwards. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat6183 Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Do it! Send pics of the motor pieces afterwards.This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Corolla motors are de-tuned and overbuilt. It might handle it for a while....but like previously stated unless you're gonna hook up 12 bottles you're not gonna get much time out of it. Might be worth it to see what gains you could get from intake, exhaust, bigger injectors and an ecu override and tune....might pick up a significant amount of power. Other way to go is weight reduction....probably not much fat left to cut on it tho. Nitrous is just a horrible idea, it has the tendency to reduce engine internals to scrap metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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redkow97 Posted December 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Maybe the dumbest idea I'll read all month.... No offense and shit. none taken. I was (apparently mistakenly) thinking I could set up a de-tuned spray for more prolonged use. The kits I was browsing all claimed 30+ whp increases. That was the baseline. The top-end was 75-150hp increase for larger engines. I was theorizing that a 30hp increase would use the bottle less quickly, and maybe last to GA and back if I only used it when I needed it. I think the real strategy is to anticipate hills by getting up to 80 mph before the incline starts, and then slowing back to legal speeds as you hit the grade. But that's not always possible in traffic, and there are plenty of scenarios where a burst of acceleration (or that option) really helps... As if I need to tell a bunch of riders that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevysoldier Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Well that was fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zx3vfr Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 wet spray 30 should be fine and not damage anything but it's gonna get expensive. put a cold air, exhaust and tune on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anden Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Not to mention the legality of NOS on the street. In Ohio you could be perceived as a street racer and lose your car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowdog Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 I love OR in the winter time! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted December 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Not to mention the legality of NOS on the street. In Ohio you could be perceived as a street racer and lose your car. that would be a pretty ridiculous citation when there's a trailer behind the vehicle. What ordinance are you thinking of with the NOS thing though? I recall reading some proposed legislation that sounds similar, but I also recall it being extremely subject to attack based on a 'void for vagueness' defense. Racing is a behavior, not a piece of equipment. Besides, if you're going to say a civic with nitrous, putting out 300 or so horsepower is automatically a "racer" and thus breaking the law, then how can the law reconcile allowing Corvettes and the like to legally exist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUYZFR1 Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Cant believe I just read that. I say go for it and report back how it works out. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted December 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Cant believe I just read that. I say go for it and report back how it works out. Lol i'm struggling to find decent youtube results of a nitrous corolla, but as someone already mentioned, the 1.8 is tuned to much higher output in other applications. I don't think a small shot would destroy it, and the advantage would be that you CAN just leave the button alone and still get 36 mpg highway. That's not possible if you start bolting on Celica GTS parts and increasing the overall output at all times. All that said, I know next-to-nothing about nitrous, which is why I asked if it was a dumb idea, or one worth looking into. I've got to say though, the youtube videos of guys blasting a rental Crown Vic with a 150 shot (100 hp increase at the wheels) make me want to try such foolishness with the Tuna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gump Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Put smaller tires on it. Cheaper then a gear change, if you could feasibly change gears. Your speedo will be off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted December 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 That's actually a great idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUYZFR1 Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 i'd only use nitrous in WOT situations for short periods of time. Some of the inclines you encounter while towing can be miles in length. You'd run the bottle out on one of these inclines and eventually grenade the motor and/or transmission. Its for race use only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cOoTeR Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Drop a turboed supra motor in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 I was thinking turbo or supercharger would be a better choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Sell it and get a proper tow vehicle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted December 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 You find me a tow vehicle that will get 40 mpg in nice weather, and I'll consider it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1crusher Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Just get a nice Thule bicycle roof rack, throw the XR on top and don't worry about the silly trailer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bark615 Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Sell it and get a proper tow vehicle You find me a tow vehicle that will get 40 mpg in nice weather, and I'll consider it. ADR has the proper tow vehicle...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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