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11-01-05, 02:14 AM

rexhvn

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Boost off stock turbos

What is the most psi you can get off stock turbos without getting into any kind of trouble?

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11-01-05, 02:47 AM

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its 15psi, i know you could have gotten that answer in 2 minutes of searching

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11-01-05, 12:47 PM

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Sure iv been led to understand its 10psi.

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11-01-05, 12:52 PM

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Sure iv been led to understand its 10psi.

From the factory the turbos are 10psi.....

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11-01-05, 02:10 PM

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Any more than 15psi and you are looking for trouble.

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11-01-05, 03:04 PM

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I hope the goes without saying, but...any more than 12psi is trouble if you haven't upgraded your ECU and/or fuel system. 10-11psi for a stock ECU, if you ask me. Only with upgraded fuel/ECU, will the efficiency of the stock turbos start to tank out, which is 14-15psi.

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