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E85 without an intercooler ?s.

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Old Apr 7, 2019 | 10:34 AM
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Looking at going boost at some point, always been a huge fan of turbos, before turbo craze, but never had one. Been really thinking of fabbing up a positive displacement blower, on the cheap side, as in making my own lower manifold, and using a blower off of a GT500, since the LSA is way out of my price range now. Now my question is, since I have E85 all around me, I'm in central Ohio, how much hp/tq will it cost me if I don't run an intercooler setup? This would make the setup more stream line, way less fab time, and less money. Or at least the first one would be. Now does the rule of 28 still apply to this?

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Old Apr 7, 2019 | 10:48 AM
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Have to run an intercooler with a PDB. It's literally a heat pump . You could get away with no intercooler on a mild turbo setup
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I have done it, just have to be realistic with power goals and be careful on the tune.
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