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Old May 15, 2007 | 01:42 PM
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If you done a zetec turbo without changing any internal (pistons / rods / bolts etc...) and used a decomp plate to lower the compression (i know I know! lol), how much boost / power could the standard zetec internals take ?

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Old May 15, 2007 | 03:24 PM
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If you done a zetec turbo without changing any internal (pistons / rods / bolts etc...) and used a decomp plate to lower the compression (i know I know! lol), how much boost / power could the standard zetec internals take ?

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300bhp i was pushing 25psi on a t34 with standard internals
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Standard pistons wont take 25psi will they ?
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Standard pistons wont take 25psi will they ?

sorry my bad no i had a set of calibra pistons 1 bar max on standard pistons
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makes a bit more sense , everything else internally was standard ?.

What compression ratio do the calibra pistons run ?
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dont the calibras drop it to around 7.6.1 ish
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Originally Posted by JimmyBoy
makes a bit more sense , everything else internally was standard ?.

What compression ratio do the calibra pistons run ?

7:8:1
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