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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 04:37 PM
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turbo question?

just wondering how much boost a stock 2001 turbo can handle.
 
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 05:02 PM
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Rule of thumb is 25psi. Anyhing over that, especially way over that, and it begins to quickly hurt the turbo, not to mention the very high 50+ PSI of exhaust backpressure.
 
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It should be somewhere around 16-18lbs stock,i see 25lbs but i have a few goodies.
 
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thanks alot for the help.
 
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