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what factors stop your from turning your boost up?
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 9:33 am
by hack0r
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?
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:03 am
by hack0r
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?
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 11:00 am
by dzx
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
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 1:15 pm
by -K-
First no IC
Then the limit of the Stock turbo
After that it's the limit of the stock fuel system
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 5:20 pm
by JasonGrahn
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.
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 5:59 pm
by greg donovan
no IC
gets bad enough MPG as it is now
no money to do it right
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 6:12 pm
by 91White-T
I have no turbo....lol sorry If I did, there would be no factors stopping me once I got an IC.
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 7:22 pm
by hack0r
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.
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 3:03 am
by THAWA
91White-T wrote:I have no turbo
I was going to say that
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 4:05 am
by douglas vincent
Cause making a custom pulley is rather exspensive and time consuming, not that that is stopping me tonight! 10 psi here I come!
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 4:15 am
by BAC5.2
The higher you go, the more expensive it gets.
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 4:52 am
by IronMonkeyL255
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.......