Schrapnel Knob just installed - WOW!! - was [RE: gasoline prices/fuel eco...
JShadzi at aol.com
JShadzi at aol.com
Sat Apr 21 01:33:24 EDT 2001
Peter, aside from the "saftey" concerns wrt a rollover and such, I would say
mechanically the motor is fine holding up to 19psi. You do run the danger of
going lean, though, at those boost levels without reprogrammed maps, but you
may be ok with the 94 octane and the boosters. I would take it easy
initially, listen carefully for pinging, and even get a simple air/fuel ratio
gauge to see what the O2 is saying, or EGT would be helpful too.
You run the highest risk of damage in those long pulls in 4th or 5th where
you are under boost for 10 sec or longer, if you are running lean the heat
really starts building up in the pistons, and that is when you can start
melting things.
HTH, IMHO,
Javad
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