what factors stop your from turning your boost up?

hack0r · Post by **hack0r** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 9:33 am

what factors stop your from turning your boost up?
i assume its tempture of the air? because thats where you get detonation right? when the air is to hot.
But is there any thing else?

hack0r · Post by **hack0r** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:03 am

i mean apart from the turbo spinning to fast and getting damaged..

If i was to be able to keep the boost at a low temp is there anything else stopping me from lifting the boost?

dzx · Post by **dzx** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 11:00 am

size of fuel injectors and how lean the engine runs.

my big thing is im scared of blowing a headgasket, but i've run over 24psi on my 16G for a short period of time. Then i fixed my boost gauge and turned the boost down a little. It pulls pretty damn hard at 24 psi in fifth tho. lol

-K- · Post by **-K-** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 1:15 pm

First no IC
Then the limit of the Stock turbo
After that it's the limit of the stock fuel system

JasonGrahn · Post by **JasonGrahn** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 5:20 pm

But is there any thing else?

There are plenty of other things. To stem this thread RIGHT NOW from becoming full of half-truths and more questions which will lead to a whole different topic entirely, I suggest that anyone with this same question go purchase a copy of Corky Bell's book Maximum Boost.

It may not be the end-all-be-all book to turbocharging, but it will be a damn good start and will teach you A LOT about what you don't know.

greg donovan · Post by **greg donovan** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 5:59 pm

no IC

gets bad enough MPG as it is now

no money to do it right

91White-T · Post by **91White-T** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 6:12 pm

I have no turbo....lol sorry If I did, there would be no factors stopping me once I got an IC.

hack0r · Post by **hack0r** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 7:22 pm

Well, thanks for your input. Just working on an idea. I already have an IC, I'm currently modding it to cool using dry ice.

I have lots of think to think about, just seeing if I missed anything.

Does anyone know WHY we would blow a head gasket WITH too much boost[Question mark]. I know it can HOLD 20psi BECAUSE that's shit all pressure.

Detonation?

edited by Jason because spelling, grammar, and punctuation sucked ass.

THAWA · Post by **THAWA** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 3:03 am

91White-T wrote:I have no turbo

I was going to say that

douglas vincent · Post by **douglas vincent** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 4:05 am

Cause making a custom pulley is rather exspensive and time consuming, not that that is stopping me tonight! 10 psi here I come!

BAC5.2 · Post by **BAC5.2** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 4:15 am

The higher you go, the more expensive it gets.

IronMonkeyL255 · Post by **IronMonkeyL255** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 4:52 am

I seem to remember someone mentioning a Legacy Turbo owner running 30 psi boost on stock internals without breaking anything. My memory may be going, though.

Personally, it is my lack of a boost gauge, intercooler and MBC.

That, and the fact that my car is currently sans-fuel pump.......

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what factors stop your from turning your boost up?

what factors stop your from turning your boost up?