ati plastic plentum, how much boost can it handle?
02-04-2007, 05:33 AM
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ati plastic plentum, how much boost can it handle? I was just wondering how much boost you guys are running on the stock plastic plentum for the procharger. on my last setup at just under 11 psi I thought that thing was going to pop, now that im going with 14-16 im a little concerned that it might. also are there any performance advantages to going with a metal one? does anyone make them cheaper then ati?
02-04-2007, 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by lmt0705
would there be any performance advantages to going to metal to prevent the expanding of the plentum? I think you told me when I was at your shop that you had seen one pop
02-04-2007, 08:49 PM
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Well I have the polished metal one and its just as prone to probs I was chasing a boost leak and just found out that the entire weld on the bottom had come apart we acually got it welded yesterday and now am seeing a full 12 psi all the way to redline and a full 8psi at 2800 which is WAY fun!!!!
02-05-2007, 09:56 AM
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I popped a plastic plenum on the first dyno pull on 9psi. ATI was really cool about it and RMA'd it and let me upgrade to the polished aluminum one for cheap.
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02-15-2007, 03:10 PM
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Haha, as a followup to this, I just popped my aluminum one too, at about 12psi.
Yes, that's antacid next to it, I got a stomachache when I thought I popped my new motor haha.
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Yes, that's antacid next to it, I got a stomachache when I thought I popped my new motor haha.
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02-15-2007, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Bad30th
Haha, as a followup to this, I just popped my aluminum one too, at about 12psi.
Yes, that's antacid next to it, I got a stomachache when I thought I popped my new motor haha.
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Yes, that's antacid next to it, I got a stomachache when I thought I popped my new motor haha.
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02-15-2007, 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Bad30th
Haha, as a followup to this, I just popped my aluminum one too, at about 12psi.
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02-15-2007, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by andereck
Please call ATI and they will try to make it right for you. Sorry for your trouble.
They recommended visiting a local radiator shop that could weld aluminum and getting it patched up...I'm going to fab up something with pipe and get rid of the plenum, or move to a front mount, haven't decided yet...
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02-16-2007, 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by No Juice
If you don't want the front mount you could go to a "butt pipe" similar to the Incon turbo kits and keep the twin intercoolers
Hopefully it will be complete early next week, I'll post pics.
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02-16-2007, 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Bad30th
Haha, as a followup to this, I just popped my aluminum one too, at about 12psi.
Yes, that's antacid next to it, I got a stomachache when I thought I popped my new motor haha.
Rob (Bad30th)
Yes, that's antacid next to it, I got a stomachache when I thought I popped my new motor haha.
Rob (Bad30th)
