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Before one plunks down $500+ for a nitrous power adder, find out who in your geographical area fills the bottles. Both of the dealers in my two cities have closed their refill operations.
The clerks didn't know why, may be environmental/safety issues.
Regardless, I'm left gas-less.
There are commercial operations that service Dentists/hospitals, but so far I haven't found one willing or able to do a NOS/ZEX bottle.
Pat
KillJoy
03-07-2007, 04:58 PM
Buy a 50lb+ Welding bottle. Have the local welding supplier refill it...for whatever they charge.
Place your Zex Bottle in a bucket of ice water.
Transfer gas from one to the other.
Average transfer = ~900psi
KillJoy
KillJoy
03-07-2007, 05:00 PM
Better yet....read THIS (http://www.diy-nitrous.fsnet.co.uk/nitrous-n20--refills.htm) site!
KillJoy
Skilz10179
03-07-2007, 05:34 PM
You fill a bottle by weight, not psi......
I'm sure if you call around to local performance shops you will find a place to fill your bottle, if one shop can't fill it I'm sure they'll know of another who can.
KillJoy
03-07-2007, 05:42 PM
You fill a bottle by weight, not psi......
I'm sure if you call around to local performance shops you will find a place to fill your bottle, if one shop can't fill it I'm sure they'll know of another who can.
Very true.
But...at about 70*, most all of the bottles I ahve seen this way are filled to about 900 PSI......
KillJoy
Gre8one7
03-07-2007, 06:14 PM
Hospitals around here will fill them...free. Or atleast i know of one hospital that will
Raudermaster
03-07-2007, 08:45 PM
I know with my Zex kit I just bought (Thanks Wes!) there are 3 places within a 15mi radius of me who will just give me another bottle that's already filled. Skilz, are you s/ced? I notice you're a new member. What s/c do you have?
Skilz10179
03-08-2007, 01:40 PM
Skilz, are you s/ced? I notice you're a new member. What s/c do you have?
No supercharger for me, I'm a turbo man.:D
94_302
03-08-2007, 05:46 PM
Hospitals around here will fill them...free. Or atleast i know of one hospital that will
Wow if I could refill for free I think my Marauder would be sucking on a bottle.
KillJoy
03-08-2007, 06:02 PM
Wow if I could refill for free I think my Marauder would be sucking on a bottle.
+1 to that!!!!
Free Juice!!!! DAYUM!!!!!!!!!
KillJoy
94_302
03-08-2007, 07:53 PM
Hospitals around here will fill them...free. Or atleast i know of one hospital that will
I have to ask cause now I'm curious, is it because you know someone who works there, or you just went up to someone at the hospital and asked if they would fill your nitrous bottle and they said sure?
Gre8one7
03-09-2007, 04:27 AM
I actually went to the local speed shop and they were out of no2. The kid working told me about the hospital and said try them...i went in, asked, lady gave me a weird look but got another person and they hooked it right up and off to the track i went :)
94_302
03-09-2007, 07:54 AM
Now you go there regularly? I wonder if medical grade performs any differently.
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