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Old 03-01-2008, 10:53 AM
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Default Turbo guys, have a question for you...
What kind of drive pressures are ya'll seeing?
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Originally Posted by Frost
what?
Backpressure before the turbo.
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Or does anyone even measure this that much?
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For a street car application, 2x boost or lower is generally considered acceptable.
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Are you talking about amount of vacaum during driving?
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Originally Posted by RsSean
Are you talking about amount of vacaum during driving?
Pressure in the exhaust manifolds/headers before the turbine wheel. Often noted as EMP.

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