Supercharged/Turbocharged The increase in air/fuel pressure above atmospheric pressure in the intake system caused by the action of a supercharger or turbocharger attached to an engine.

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Old May 27, 2003 | 08:16 AM
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boost before boom

how much boost can be put on the 4th gen engines stock internals before the engine goes boom? has anyone put 10psi of boost form a turbo on stock internals? what have your out comes been?
Old May 27, 2003 | 09:49 AM
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Turn up the boost and see... be a pioneer.
Old May 27, 2003 | 10:04 AM
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I will be intercooled, but larger injectors, im not sure yet
Old May 27, 2003 | 10:05 AM
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if the car is totally dyno tuned at 10 will the engine be fine?
Old May 27, 2003 | 07:14 PM
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Its not a matter of "PSI" its more about how well its tuned and how hard its driven. But if you want safety, I'd say 10psi for reliability. We'll talk...
Old May 27, 2003 | 09:15 PM
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10 psi is fine. i have ran as high as 14 psi untunned. no detonation. . after kind of tunning it i have taken up to 16psi. detonation. . reliablity i'll say 7 to 10psi. . The highest I ever went is 18psi. Thats when i blew my motor. my **** was fast for couple of seconds.lolz.
Old May 29, 2003 | 08:16 AM
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Thats when i blew my motor. my **** was fast for couple of seconds.lolz.
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