Whats the lowest PSI you can run on a turbo?
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:37 amI 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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Whats the lowest PSI you can run on a turbo?
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Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:37 amPosted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:40 am0.. take the impellar out
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:48 amdont hook up the turbo intill u tune.. bottom line
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 2:00 amI read that you shouldn't just run it with the charge pipe off, it could damage the turbo (from spinning too fast?)
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 2:31 amteal_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.
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:48 amI have a 2.0L T with a GT28R and it wouln't get over 3 PSI with no wastegate
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 1:51 pmchrono404 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?
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:27 pmRather than just throwing money at the turbo kit, i'd take the money and build the engine first then add the turbo later.
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:13 pmperry83 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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Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 7:21 pmx3