[s-cars] Completly stock boost pressure.

FvAMI at aol.com FvAMI at aol.com
Fri Dec 17 11:19:21 EST 2004


In a message dated 12/16/04 10:48:23 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
noahgodwin at earthlink.net writes:


> My stock car will make 15-16psi on my vdo gauge, and read 2.0 usually and 
> occasionally 2.1 on the stock gauge, iirc. Sometimes, when the boost is 
> getting limited for some reason I will be limited to 1.7 or 1.8 on the stock 
> gauge. Also, in first gear I really have to abuse things to get 2.0 before I 
> run out of rpms (but I can do it). It's certainly possible that I have a 
> boost leak somewhere.
> 

It is altitude and temperature dependent. At sea level and above 80 you 
should see close to 2.1 bar during overboost. 

Best regards,
Feico van der Laan


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