Safe amount of boost?
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He means the pressure in your exhaust side, the pressure between the exhaust valves and the turbos exhaust housing, but it seems that nobody really monitors drive pressures in these motors...
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Proper engineering term for drive pressure is Turbine Inlet Pressure .... or TIP.
Any air pressure gauge can be used... simply disconnect your EGT gauge, at the manifold, and plug it in there.
I use a cheap 0 - 100 psi gauge with 6' of copper tubing and run it over the engine ..... under the hood..... and inside through the passenger window.
Rest the gauge on the opened glove box door and test at WOT.
Spooled142 -I found any boost over 32 psi on an HY-9 is producing expansion pressure from heat ... as opposed to compressed boost pressure.
Over 32 psi releases no additional HP.
The earlier automatics with HX-35 turbos could handle 35 - 38 psi but I wouldn't go that high on yours. Cooler is better.
RJ
Any air pressure gauge can be used... simply disconnect your EGT gauge, at the manifold, and plug it in there.
I use a cheap 0 - 100 psi gauge with 6' of copper tubing and run it over the engine ..... under the hood..... and inside through the passenger window.
Rest the gauge on the opened glove box door and test at WOT.
Spooled142 -I found any boost over 32 psi on an HY-9 is producing expansion pressure from heat ... as opposed to compressed boost pressure.
Over 32 psi releases no additional HP.
The earlier automatics with HX-35 turbos could handle 35 - 38 psi but I wouldn't go that high on yours. Cooler is better.
RJ
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