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Old 07-07-2010, 12:38 PM
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I was just wondering if anyone knows the typical gain in hp from going up every 1 lb of boost.
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Old 07-07-2010, 01:55 PM
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well, that is a really broad question, with lots of factors involved, But generally i would say 20ish on a stock cube motor.
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Id say about 15-20.
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Originally Posted by JAX04
well, that is a really broad question, with lots of factors involved, But generally i would say 20ish on a stock cube motor.
just in general.
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25whp per lb here
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When i went from 6 to 9psi i picked up 60rwhp
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I went from 10psi (618whp) to 14psi (729whp) netting a gain of 111whp/4psi=27.75whp per lb
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I went from 10psi (618whp) to 14psi (729whp) netting a gain of 111whp/4psi=27.75whp per lb
wow that's a really nice gain
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**** dude, I went from stock w/ls1 intake to stock motor w/ls6 intake and 8 psi. I got 470whp. Which comes out to like 22whp or so. But Im not sure how much the ls6 gains over the ls1 in whp.
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