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Old Apr 16, 2014 | 05:57 AM
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Looking at getting into a turbo setup. Nothing crazy but I'm wondering if I need to upgrade any internals etc to run a low boost turbo setup.
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Old Apr 16, 2014 | 07:21 AM
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Do you need to? No.

Is it a good idea? Sure.

Depends really how low of a boost you run and how reliable you want it to be.
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Old Apr 16, 2014 | 08:01 AM
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Yea just looking for suggestions so I can know how much cash I'm looking at investing. I was thinking 8 or 9 pounds of boost. I'm thinking 450 at the wheels would be pretty awesome.
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Old Apr 16, 2014 | 10:01 AM
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im in the same boat as you 7-9 lbs on a stock shortblock. i just got some 317s and valve springs to help/lower compression to survive. lots of ppl are running stock shortblocks and doing ok. but you will need lots of small things its not just buy a turbo kit and slap on...
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For that power you wont need forged internals. Unless you want to be safe and later on push more lbs.
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