Old Jan 31, 2012 | 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by dlatch


love your car followed the build thread, good luck getting the boost setup with the new gear. what boost can it be run upto btw?
Thanks very much

A sensible boost limit is around 14-15psi, which is where I will draw the line, this should give around 300-330bhp at wheels, and be plenty quick enough, considering the car is very light.

The parts fitted to this engine are capable of running more boost/power, see the link below

http://www.bigccracing.com/shop/prod...0&source=thumb

but it starts to become less reliable the more you push. Both mappers I've used have told me the same thing, which is "making the power is not a problem, keeping the engine together is!", usually turbo bike engines are fitted to drag bikes and they don't tend to do many miles, so reliability is less of a concern to them as it is to me and my 5000 mile per year road car.

If i threw caution to the wind and ran a bit more boost, it'd make around 420-450bhp at wheels with 28psi, not bad going from 998cc's!

Last edited by Red16; Jan 31, 2012 at 02:20 PM.
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