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The equation isn't a linear relationship. Just because 100,000rpm = 20 psi, doesn't mean you'll have 2.7psi at 13,500. It's also not a question of PSI, but of CFM. PSI means nothing, that's just a resistance to flow. CFM is how much actual air you are moving.

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Ok your right ill just not build it waist of time I guess
 

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Whats this where back in business
Now lets stager it down to 3 psi
 

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Im not building a drag car look at there power gains its a work truck its a low boost system to increase hp and fuel economy

only in a diesel does that happen.

When forcing more air into an engine, means you have to match it with more Gas, or else your going to lean it out and fry your pistons.

The only addition to forced induction is HP. But lets be honest. NA is where how good of an engine builder you are comes into play, anyone can bolt on a power adder.
 

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I still dont get how you cant see that it is going to make boost so ill build it if it doesn't work well then ill gear it if it does then ill leave it but im not going to run more than 6 psi through my stock block
 

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Well no **** does the AVERAGE Roots blower build lower Boost, cause its moving a bigger volume of air, and there is no blow off. I could overdrive my blower 200% if i want, but it wont last.
 

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Ok I understand you guys keep telling me no and that makes this more fun ill fab the bracket and start pulling the turbo apart and we can laugh together ok
 

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Again, I don't think anyone is saying not to, just they don't think it will work. With ideas like this you are always guilty until proven innocent. I still want to see it happen and I'm curious about your bracket design. Worst case it doesn't work, maybe it will make a great mount for an AC compressor converted to onboard air.
 

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Again, I don't think anyone is saying not to, just they don't think it will work. With ideas like this you are always guilty until proven innocent. I still want to see it happen and I'm curious about your bracket design. Worst case it doesn't work, maybe it will make a great mount for an AC compressor converted to onboard air.

Ya ya I am seeing it but the one thing I think you guys will soon see that making things work is what I do and in a world full of parts its only a matter of finding the ones that fit together
And in the words of my expert and good friend
"There's no such thing as a problem only a solution"
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I'm not saying no. Just patiently waiting for the end results. It's your time and money so do with it what you want.

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I'm not saying no. Just patiently waiting for the end results. It's your time and money so do with it what you want.

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More time than money
 

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only in a diesel does that happen.

When forcing more air into an engine, means you have to match it with more Gas, or else your going to lean it out and fry your pistons.

The only addition to forced induction is HP. But lets be honest. NA is where how good of an engine builder you are comes into play, anyone can bolt on a power adder.
ya anyone can bolt on a power adder im building my power adder and if you think I done know about air fuel well then I dont know what to say other than
bahahaha
 
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So far my parts list
Turbo $100
Carb hat 100
Bov 50
3/8 steel stock 50
Cold air intake filter 80
Fittings and piping 100
Belt 20
Pulley from scrap yard 5 bucks
welding Case beer
And the filter ill buy after its working so im only looking at 550 to 6 hun tops complete build
 
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only in a diesel does that happen.

When forcing more air into an engine, means you have to match it with more Gas, or else your going to lean it out and fry your pistons.

The only addition to forced induction is HP. But lets be honest. NA is where how good of an engine builder you are comes into play, anyone can bolt on a power adder.

Wow well you need to do some more reading on stock oem turbo systems cause thats exactly what they do increase hp and fuel economy with gas too
 

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And quit half reading and trolling my thead hotrod
Sticks up finger sticks out tongue then says na nana na na na
 

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Wow well you need to do some more reading on stock oem turbo systems cause thats exactly what they do increase hp and fuel economy with gas too

Excuse me, most of the time when they add a turbo for milage, its to add hp/tq to help get the weight rolling easier. Tell me something, when you shove more air into an engine and dont compensate with fuel, what happens, does it run rich or lean????

Its Simple engines 101.
 
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