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DMC · 10-15-2004, 02:07 PM

Hey guys I was glancing through turbo magazine and read a few articles about some cars that have large turbos but run the boost at like 7 or 8 psi and put down very high horsepower numbers, one of which i believe is an acura with 10.5:1 compression and stock internals, but he is putting down about 400 hp. I was jsut wondering why everything i see on here that has 400 hp is at like 23 psi or around there. Does anyone run a low boost setup on a nissan that gives you this much power? I was just wondering if someone can clarify and tell me the benefits of a high compression turbo system and that of a low compression turbo system(which i thought allowed you to bboost more and put out more hp). I dont know maybe im stupid but i havent made a post in awhile and i wanted to get this out of my head, not sure if i made it understandable. Basically i was thinking why not run higher compression pistons on my sr if i can still make big numbers and reduce lag.

10-15-2004, 02:07 PM	#1
DMC Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chesapeake, Va Posts: 609 Trader Rating: (0)	Turbo Mag Hey guys I was glancing through turbo magazine and read a few articles about some cars that have large turbos but run the boost at like 7 or 8 psi and put down very high horsepower numbers, one of which i believe is an acura with 10.5:1 compression and stock internals, but he is putting down about 400 hp. I was jsut wondering why everything i see on here that has 400 hp is at like 23 psi or around there. Does anyone run a low boost setup on a nissan that gives you this much power? I was just wondering if someone can clarify and tell me the benefits of a high compression turbo system and that of a low compression turbo system(which i thought allowed you to bboost more and put out more hp). I dont know maybe im stupid but i havent made a post in awhile and i wanted to get this out of my head, not sure if i made it understandable. Basically i was thinking why not run higher compression pistons on my sr if i can still make big numbers and reduce lag.