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A question for the motorheads out there 140-160

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posted by  JohnMc on  Sat Jan 28 15:14 CST 2006
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That's the spirit!

Make sure you use an intercooler in your setup, otherwise the turbo will mostly be for show, and you'll be limited (by hot air) to 5 - 7 psi boost. A big monster intercooler that can shed some serious BTU's and you will be able to run much higher boost and get more HP out of the spendy turbo parts.

Forced induction opens you up to a whole new realm of danger in tuning, though. Get a normally aspitated tune wrong and you might ping, and if you persist in it for a week you might burn a piston. Let the dynamic intake pressure on a turbo run lean, though, and you can literally explode a motor in seconds.
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