This will probably sound stupid but will 8psi on say a 5.3 make the same power as a different turbo but same 5.3 and 8psi?
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This will probably sound stupid but will 8psi on say a 5.3 make the same power as a different turbo but same 5.3 and 8psi?
Nope.
That's actually not a stupid question. Go on pt.net and they have a very interesting post about psi vs turbo size. Worth the read
add volume too
^ CorrectQuote:
Originally Posted by Beatdown Z
A turbo is like a fingerprint, no 2x are the same. Hence the different results each will yield
I've read a lot about turboing engines, it seems more about cfm than psi, am I right?Quote:
Originally Posted by MrHorsepowerLSx
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Originally Posted by zane-O
You are definitely on the right track about that, but it must be a perfect blend of both CFM/PSI. You can't just go and cram 35psi down your motors throat without the CFM to back it up. You can't have one without the other
Is cfm constant or does it vary any on a turbo?Quote:
Originally Posted by MrHorsepowerLSx
Varies, like I mentioned before about being like a fingerprint, every turbo is different. Even twin turbo setups have very slight differences between each turbo, but they are a different story to talk about for another day :)Quote:
Originally Posted by zane-O
Read as much info as possible and ask as many ???????'s as possible. And definitely read post where people have made mistakes and blown things up, so you can avoid the same mistake's that they made.
Check out the book maximum boost by corkey bell. George c told me about it today so I bought it . wish I would have had this book a year ago when I was doing my first build! Loads of good info, I'm about half way through it and can't put it down.
PSI is a measurement of restriction
CFM is the volume of air being moved.
You have to move a certain volume of air before it reaches the maximum of the area causing a restriction generating a PSI measurement.
A motor is a big air compressor! The more air u get in an push out the better everything works. If it flows the more power you will make. That's all it come too! Air in air out!
You going to sell me that book when you're done with it? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by jansen
Downloaded the PDF for free. Google is your friendQuote:
Originally Posted by MrHorsepowerLSx
I already ordered the book used on Amazon, but can you pm me a link to the PDF I can keep on my tablet?