Martin
Enthusiast
If you install nitrous (or any other major modification) be sure you have a GREAT relationship with your tech.
I installed a Kenne Bell TS7000 blower on my 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee, along with a bunch of other exhaust modifications, and I've gotten nothing but grief from every dealership I've brought it to. Even though the techs have all agreed that the installation was extremely well done, wouldn't break anything, and shouldn't cause any problems, they've decided to not take any chances with their zone reps by doing warranty work on the car.
The law says that they cannot deny warranty work on the car unless they specifically prove that the modification caused the problem. In reality, though, the service departments just don't want to deal with something that is out of their usual parameters and see many big modifications as too hot to handle. So, even though they cannot deny warranty work unless proving a direct connection between the mod and the problem, they do have the right to tell you to take a hike if they don't want to deal with it.
In my case, I had a very common driveshaft TSB that needed to get performed and they declined my warranty because of the supercharger. There wasn't any connection between the two - the noise complaint that I had was there way before I installed the blower, but I am hosed none the less.
The moral of the story - do the mod if you are willing to deal with the after-grief.
I installed a Kenne Bell TS7000 blower on my 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee, along with a bunch of other exhaust modifications, and I've gotten nothing but grief from every dealership I've brought it to. Even though the techs have all agreed that the installation was extremely well done, wouldn't break anything, and shouldn't cause any problems, they've decided to not take any chances with their zone reps by doing warranty work on the car.
The law says that they cannot deny warranty work on the car unless they specifically prove that the modification caused the problem. In reality, though, the service departments just don't want to deal with something that is out of their usual parameters and see many big modifications as too hot to handle. So, even though they cannot deny warranty work unless proving a direct connection between the mod and the problem, they do have the right to tell you to take a hike if they don't want to deal with it.
In my case, I had a very common driveshaft TSB that needed to get performed and they declined my warranty because of the supercharger. There wasn't any connection between the two - the noise complaint that I had was there way before I installed the blower, but I am hosed none the less.
The moral of the story - do the mod if you are willing to deal with the after-grief.
