Thread: 450rwhp???
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      07-09-2009, 12:54 AM   #13
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Originally Posted by shiv@vishnu View Post
....and 20psi of boost. With my recipe, boost is limited to 17psi for obvious reasons. Being able to add 2-3 degrees of timing on top of stock means that you don't have to run absurd boost to make good power.

Shiv
Peak boost was 18.5psi according to the dyno gauge, 17.4psi on the BMS gauge. Not child's play but pretty strong boost levels. I believe this is the highest documented stock turbo dyno but may be wrong. BMS previously tried ~20psi boost levels and encountered boost leak and/or wastegate problems.

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