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Old 04-14-2010, 09:05 PM
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So I just bought a Zex wet kit for my 08 sierra, only problem is that the closest fill station 49 miles away, so instead i built a bottle stand, got extra tubing and a gauge, a 50lb master bottle, have a scale to weigh the bottle.

One problem, from what ive read to fill tanks without a pump i am going to have to freeze the bottle to reduce pressures to be able to top off the bottle after i have reached same pressure as master tank, not a big deal, so then i have a bottle with 10lbs of nitrous at about 600 psi, and have no bottle heater yet.

So what is the best way to heat the bottle to build pressures to spec?!?!
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Always a good idea to chill or freeze your bottle before you fill it, use a bottle warmer with an auto shut off that runs off the bottle pressure gauge.
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yup, get a bottle warmer. or a NANO system...
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^^I agree..to save some dough I would try an electric blanket around the fill bottle,possibly assisted by a used nano system..you could even put the nano on the fill tank?? and then switch it back over to your 10 lb tank..sounds like alot of work...
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quickest, safest way to warm a bottle without a heater is to put it in a sink of warm water.
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how you guys going about getting master bottles. ive tried and cant get one. maybe its a jersey thing but ive been told i need a license to get it
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a torch will work
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Originally Posted by schino
how you guys going about getting master bottles. ive tried and cant get one. maybe its a jersey thing but ive been told i need a license to get it
You need to ask for Nytrous. It N2O with about 2-300 PPM of sulfur dioxide added to it to make it poisonous. That's whats legal for the average Joe to buy in mother bottles.
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Originally Posted by dirt track racer 81
a torch will work
It will work but is a VERY bad idea. Can cause the bottle to eventualy explode by making weak spots in it. It is not a good idea at all and should never be done.
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Yeah I am ordering a bottle heater tomorrow, I work at a GM shop and had no problem getting the master bottle from our local gas supplier, no questions asked. It took me four times to fill the bottle with freeze/fill/freeze method, the first time I filled it we used an old hair drier with the box the bottle was shipped in. worked ok that time but heater is defenetly needed

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