max boost on boss 2013
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No one except Rick Wilson has blown one up yet...he had over 850 RWHO before she blew. Are you talking about my old car? We ran 18psi and c16 and made 785RWHP. It had over 630 on the street tune and approx 11 psi
Some cars have seen 21psi without issues...other than tranny stuff.
You can run all of the boost.
I'm running 15 psi at the moment but it's running hot. very hot.
Going to need a new tstat, extreme duty radiator, new hood, and new front grille to make this thing cool down most likely. Probably meth injection too just to take it down that much further.
Haven't dyno'd it yet -- just mail order tune from Comp Auto. Putting it on dyno soon once it's been dialed in... then will know how much power... but at 15-16 PSI I'm guessing 725 to the rear wheels. I'm on a Whipple 2.3.
Going to need a new tstat, extreme duty radiator, new hood, and new front grille to make this thing cool down most likely. Probably meth injection too just to take it down that much further.
Haven't dyno'd it yet -- just mail order tune from Comp Auto. Putting it on dyno soon once it's been dialed in... then will know how much power... but at 15-16 PSI I'm guessing 725 to the rear wheels. I'm on a Whipple 2.3.
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What was Rick running when it blew? And why did it blow?
How many psi, what setup, fuel system?
How many psi, what setup, fuel system?
first of all you are nuts for running a mail order tune on a Boss or ANY car in fact with forced induction
especially 15psiyou need at least 75lb injectors, a Boost a pump, and a tune before you will be anywhere near 700 hp on a 2.3 whipple. You need a 2.8 liter blower 8 rib pulleys, 18.5PSI, C16, MAXXED out and not quite safe to make 780+ on these cars. Tracy did 850+ as hers is a 3.6 KB and also race gas.
210 is NOT hot on these cars. The temp readout from the PCM is cylinder head temp not actual water temperature. These cars will hit over 250 degrees before limp mode, granted these are not blower cars but its the facts.
My car would hit 230-240 during a long pull in 90+ summer heat. Then cruising it would stay between 185-190 with the a/c on and same hot weather. Now I also ran Sunoco purple and 93 50/50 mix as a precaution as it only take one detonation event to make any motor this highly tuned go boom. You gotta pay to play!
Cheap insurance. Now for road racing a Tiger hood, Saleen open grill, C&R race radiator, race intercooler, Lund super safe tune with full fans at 170 degrees, and race gas. But then again to road race my car we were detuned to lowest boost possible on the 2.8 Kenne Bell and the car still made over 630 rwhp and 550 tq.
Other idea would go to return syle fuel system and go E85. MUCH cheaper, safe for those expensive wideband o2 sensors, etc
Again DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR UNTIL IT OS DYNO TUNED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Rumor was 93 and Torco (JUNK) hot weather, highway pulls, and all out race tune all may have helped the motor along. With race gas the car would have been fine...just ask Tracy about here car (Racerat)
OH YOU REALLY NEED TO GET THIS TO THE DYNO NOW!!!!!!! Not smart running around on a mail order tune without checking where your A/F is. This is the fast way to vent your block.
I am set for dyno next month. Also will be doing full fuel system,
Running roush grille for air. I guess will see next month
Looking 14-15 psi. Turbocharged
Running roush grille for air. I guess will see next month
Looking 14-15 psi. Turbocharged
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with fuel and either twins or a nice sized single and full exhaust you should easily make 800+ as turbos don't rob engine power.:banana: With fuel 850-900 is possible if you are brave
op:Twins, full 3" exhaust, doing return fuel system, 14-15psi, 93 octane
We have discussed c16, but don't know how often I'd run it.
We have discussed c16, but don't know how often I'd run it.
I'm not driving on it yet haha... relax guys
Getting dyno tune before we drive it. Have new spark plugs on the way and a smaller belt. Put 100 octane in too. Then scheduling dyno tune (remote session with the car on a dyno). The car has literally seen no pulls above 5000 rpm and nothing at wide open throttle (or even close)... maybe gone a 1/4 mile at most.
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C16 is a full leaded fuel and is VERY hard on O2's and especially widebands - which your car depends on to control A/F's. It is a GREAT fuel to run for venues where you need the HP from higher boost but a difficult fuel to live with everyday.
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