How much Boost is safe on a stock engine.
#1
How much Boost is safe on a stock engine.
From what I have seen and read 12 psi is completely fine on a stock engine and really if you want anymore power you have to get forged pistons and rods. Can a stock engine handle like 15 psi? If it can how well can it handle it. If you run 8 or 12 psi usually then boost up to 15 sometimes would it hurt?
#8
This was on the same fuel setup I have now, minus the 330's...I was running 270's from a KA24DE. Engine was perfect until the day it died, still had 170-165-170-170 compression across the board ( 3 days before the engine blew ). If it wasnt for that 25psi spike in 4th gear I think that little 1.6L may still be kicking.
#11
Combination of 2 turbos...one was a T3 S60 48/60. The other was a T04E 40 trim .48 stage 3 turbine. I ran the S60 for 1 1/2 years and the 40 trim for 6 months or so. I also ran a Greddy before that @ 15psi. Mind you I bought a lot of race gas to run these pressures...but thats when it was 3.30 at the pump. I ran 12psi 1/2 the time and 18psi the other 1/2 of the time.
18psi, stock ecu, stock engine, 270cc injs...You don't really like to play by the rules, do you?
#19
Very interesting, and tempting. Unfortunately I will run out of injector by about 14-15psi. I'd love to pick up some 650cc's and a 3071R and some WI an see how far I could take the stock 1.6 on pump gas.
18psi, stock ecu, stock engine, 270cc injs...You don't really like to play by the rules, do you?
18psi, stock ecu, stock engine, 270cc injs...You don't really like to play by the rules, do you?