Re: How safe is above normal boost?

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Glen(Bob) said:

>The big features that you miss with the home-brew and TcrAP-type mods Vs the
IA 
>mods are:

What is a TcrAP?

>1) more agressive ignition timing (critical for max HP increase)

>2) overboost protection

>3) rev limit increase

>I think the IA mod is a win,



> Ned alters some discreet component values to alter the ignition advance 
>curve to make it more agressive and also to reduce the rate of retard as a 
>function of boost.

Do you mean discreet component values as in resistors, or as in memory map
locations, perhaps both ?

And back to one of the earlier questions, what is considered "safe" beyond
the stock boost, assuming that ignition timing is correct?
 
>From my perspective on the way this thread is going it appears that Bob
D'Amato got good results with only a boost increase, but at the moment is a
little risky because the overboost protection is gone. (The fuel pump can be
made to go off when the engine stops.) Maybe he he has gotten a lot of bang
for his buck without the more aggressive timing or higher rev limit. If some
overboost protection could be installed (and I think it can) perhaps this
would be a reasonable approach,  if not ultimate. It would use the stock
conservative timing and rev limit but apparently still give significant
performance gain.

Rich(not Bob)