how much boost will my t/a hold??
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From: burnet, tx
how much boost will my t/a hold?? i have a 96 trans am ws6 with what i was told was an lt1 with lt4 cam and knock sensors? not really sure any way to find out? also how much boost will this car hold SAFELY?
Originally Posted by ssrevenge
thanks guys..would it be safe to spray juice on it? maybe 150 shot??
I am running a 150 shot on my Z28 I have 117,000 miles on it. i love it
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Originally Posted by the_merv
Wouldn't be really worth it stock if you want to make it a Blower Motor. Get it to about 8.5-9.0 compression, then you will be good.
That is interesting comment. Put a Vortech on a 95 M6 Z and went from 268RWHP to 398RWHP and blower was only change, that was even on teh same tune.
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Originally Posted by ssrevenge
thanks for all the help guys...i think i might go blower...the car has 122,000..so it would be alright huh??
The 95 I spoke of was at 89,000 when blower went on and have put 56,000 more miles on it, very hard miles, no issues. Granted it would be safer to build it low compression, but if you have the blower or got a good deal on one, i owuld slap it on
Originally Posted by LALT1
That is interesting comment. Put a Vortech on a 95 M6 Z and went from 268RWHP to 398RWHP and blower was only change, that was even on teh same tune.
Lots of guys running intercooled blower setups on stock bottom ends making gobs of power.
7 psi seems reasonable to me on a stock bottom end.
7 psi seems reasonable to me on a stock bottom end.
Last edited by James Montigny; Jan 12, 2007 at 07:08 PM.
Originally Posted by onephatZ28
With out the boost, YES. With boost No.
I am running a 150 shot on my Z28 I have 117,000 miles on it. i love it
I am running a 150 shot on my Z28 I have 117,000 miles on it. i love it
/hijack
With a completely stock motor, full exhaust, MSD box/coil/wires, NGK TR6 plugs, and 42# injectors I made 453rwhp 430ft-lbs on 10 psi from a D1sc... The motor survived 59K miles with that setup, being beat on every day as my DD and every Thursday night for Bradenton's T&T... When she finally lost compression, the motor had 96K miles on it.
You can make alot of power with boost, the stock compression will only hurt you because of the piston material. Otherwise there are alot of people making BIG #'s with 10:1 forced induction cars..
I personally had the new 383 built with 9:1 compression so I could go high with boost numbers and still run pump gas. Although with this D1sc maxed out, I may have to run at least a mix of race gas.
Bottom line, boost will eventually kill your motor. How long it will last is directly comparable to the weight of your right foot. People who spray there motors only get more life outta them because they're not reaping the rewards of more horsepower ALL the time. If you decide to play the forced induction game you need to know a few things:
1) Forced Induction is THE most expensive way to get power and maintain it.
2) Forced Induction is THE most rewarding when considering power gain only
3) Forced Induction will eventually destroy your motor, so be ready to build for boost when the time comes.
4) Forced Induction tends to introduce the driveline to much more power than it was designed to handle, get ready to do LOTS of upgrades in that department.
You can make alot of power with boost, the stock compression will only hurt you because of the piston material. Otherwise there are alot of people making BIG #'s with 10:1 forced induction cars..
I personally had the new 383 built with 9:1 compression so I could go high with boost numbers and still run pump gas. Although with this D1sc maxed out, I may have to run at least a mix of race gas.
Bottom line, boost will eventually kill your motor. How long it will last is directly comparable to the weight of your right foot. People who spray there motors only get more life outta them because they're not reaping the rewards of more horsepower ALL the time. If you decide to play the forced induction game you need to know a few things:
1) Forced Induction is THE most expensive way to get power and maintain it.
2) Forced Induction is THE most rewarding when considering power gain only
3) Forced Induction will eventually destroy your motor, so be ready to build for boost when the time comes.
4) Forced Induction tends to introduce the driveline to much more power than it was designed to handle, get ready to do LOTS of upgrades in that department.
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From: burnet, tx
i know i went to the lt1 side..but my ls1 was fun while it lasted..now i will try to blow up this lt1...might come out to g-town tomarrow bro..let me know when your gonna be home..i will come spank that yukon...lol..well probably not but its fun to think so