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Offline SuperMario

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Boost pressure
« on: April 29, 2009, 07:26:03 pm »
What sort of psi should i be looking at for a belevied to be standerd charger? fitted a gauge and the most ive seen it at is 8psi, i thought it was a bit slack but unsure.

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Re: Boost pressure
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2009, 07:32:44 pm »
on a standard size pulley that's about right.  Perhaps a touch on the low side by a psi or two.  Belt slippage maybe?

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Re: Boost pressure
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2009, 07:56:42 pm »
Yup i feel like its a bit of belt slippage, sometimes can almost smell it when you lift the bonnet if you know what i mean, looking to get toothed pullys to stop that tho.

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carlo