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Old 01-29-2012, 04:12 AM
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Default LS1 - Max boost w/ pump gas & low compression setup?

Anyone on here that's running a low compression (say 8.5:1 ish?) setup pushing the limits on how much boost you can make with pump gas (91 or 93)... What's the most you think you can run or have run *safely without the use of E85/race gas? Once I get the money I want to pickup a turbo kit, and I want to know is swapping an LQ4 really worth the extra boost potential or is the LS1 just fine?
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I cant answer the question because im still building mine but might wanna add a meth kit to the setup to get alot more out of the setup with pump gas.
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what turbo? 1000+
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I cant answer the question because im still building mine but might wanna add a meth kit to the setup to get alot more out of the setup with pump gas.
Yea, I forgot to include that... although I just saw an LS6 vette push 900whp on 18psi, low compression (like 8.2:1), and 91 octane no meth. I bet with meth it could be in the 20 + psi range. LS6's strength wise aren't too superior to LS1's so I'm assuming an LS1 would be similar.

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what turbo? 1000+
I was planning to run a ball bearing 76mm turbo, .96 a/r I haven't decided which company to buy from. Although the turbo kit I want comes with a journal bearing turbonetics TC76, so what would be the max boost I could run with the one that comes with the kit?



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