Whats the lowest PSI you can run on a turbo?

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Whats the lowest PSI you can run on a turbo?

By JDMcivic92
- Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:37 am #95327 I am getting a turbo kit and want to keep the psi down until I build my motor strength up a bit more.
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By RevinEK
- Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:40 am #95330 0.. take the impellar out :lol:
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By blockustomz
- Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:48 am #95333 dont hook up the turbo intill u tune.. bottom line
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By chrono404
- Tue Feb 10, 2009 2:31 am #95367
teal_dx wrote:I read that you shouldn't just run it with the charge pipe off, it could damage the turbo (from spinning too fast?)

Correct

You can take out the waste gate spring until you get to the Tuners and then put it back in. This way your constantly wasting and not going to boost.

By AIRPORTADAM
- Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:48 am #95387 I have a 2.0L T with a GT28R and it wouln't get over 3 PSI with no wastegate
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By Death_Blooms
- Wed Feb 11, 2009 1:51 pm #95678
chrono404 wrote:
teal_dx wrote:I read that you shouldn't just run it with the charge pipe off, it could damage the turbo (from spinning too fast?)

Correct

You can take out the waste gate spring until you get to the Tuners and then put it back in. This way your constantly wasting and not going to boost.


That's what I was gonna say, no WG.

If you're going to build the motor, why bother putting the turbo on it now?
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By perry83
- Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:27 pm #98446 Rather than just throwing money at the turbo kit, i'd take the money and build the engine first then add the turbo later.
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By Elpimpo
- Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:13 pm #100860
perry83 wrote:Rather than just throwing money at the turbo kit, i'd take the money and build the engine first then add the turbo later.



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By JDM-Z6
- Sun Mar 08, 2009 7:21 pm #101461 x3
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