To anyone who ever posted something like, "I'll only be boosting about 6 psi....."

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Old May 1, 2003 | 08:18 AM
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Default To anyone who ever posted something like this; "I'll only be boosting about 6 psi....."

How long did that last, and what are you boosting now?
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Old May 1, 2003 | 08:20 AM
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Default Re: To anyone who ever posted something like this; "I'll only be boosting about 6 psi....." (fredtoa

lot of people have done it year after year consistnet boosting 6psi runs like factory.
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Old May 1, 2003 | 08:23 AM
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Default Re: To anyone who ever posted something like this; "I'll only be boosting about 6 psi....." (fredtoa

I started off just wanting to run 9-10psi sometimes and ended up running 19psi daily. I'm not getting a sleeved block to run more.
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Old May 1, 2003 | 08:25 AM
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Default Re: To anyone who ever posted something like this; "I'll only be boosting about 6 psi....." (fredtoa

i have asid that at one time , but thats becuase i never thougt i could affrod to build my motor . so i sttarted at 6.5 thne wnet to 8psi now gonan build for mid teens street and mid 20's or so for the track .
very addicting
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Old May 1, 2003 | 08:31 AM
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Default Re: To anyone who ever posted something like this; "I'll only be boosting about 6 psi....." (fredtoa

12psi daily.. 25000 miles so far and still going.... gota love
stock internals
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Old May 1, 2003 | 09:29 AM
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Default Re: To anyone who ever posted something like this; "I'll only be boosting about 6 psi....." (fredtoa

unless you have very low expectations, or all the cars you can race in your area are slow 5-7 psi is neeeeever enough ($.02)
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Old May 1, 2003 | 09:31 AM
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Default Re: To anyone who ever posted something like this; "I'll only be boosting about 6 psi....." (fredtoa

Almost 2 years and 30k+. Ive seen all sorts of boost levels due to different variations of things, but Ive never swapped the 6PSI pulley.
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Old May 1, 2003 | 09:35 AM
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Default Re: To anyone who ever posted something like this; "I'll only be boosting about 6 psi....." (fredtoa

I have been running 5.5psi for about 8 months. I have no problem with it. I will be uping it to 8psi soon.
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Old May 1, 2003 | 09:46 AM
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Default Re: To anyone who ever posted something like this; "I'll only be boosting about 6 psi....." (fredtoa

i ran 6 psi for a year. now 9 psi for the past month,.
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Old May 1, 2003 | 11:58 AM
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Default Re: To anyone who ever posted something like this; "I'll only be boosting about 6 psi....." (fredtoa

6.5psi to start for about a month, tried 8psi briefly for a day and now tuning for 10psi to keep me . Currently saving for built internals for 1-2bar, and I thought I'll be happy with 6.5 before I'd FI'd it.. Theres nothing more addictive
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Old May 1, 2003 | 12:11 PM
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Default Re: To anyone who ever posted something like this; "I'll only be boosting about 6 psi....." (fredtoa

I ran 7psi for a year until the car was stolen...if I still had it...I would still be running 7psi.
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Old May 1, 2003 | 12:16 PM
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Default Re: To anyone who ever posted something like this; "I'll only be boosting about 6 psi....." (fredtoa

5psi for over a year now. Looking to tune for 7psi soon though probably.
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Old May 1, 2003 | 01:52 PM
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Default Re: To anyone who ever posted something like this; "I'll only be boosting about 6 psi....." (fredtoa

its like the song that never ends, it goes on and on my friends. Some people started saying they would only run 6 psi.....
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Old May 1, 2003 | 02:33 PM
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Default Re: To anyone who ever posted something like this; "I'll only be boosting about 6 psi....." (fredtoa

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DeepSi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I have been running 5.5psi for about 8 months. I have no problem with it. I will be uping it to 8psi soon.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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Old May 1, 2003 | 03:53 PM
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Default Re: To anyone who ever posted something like this; "I'll only be boosting about 6 psi....." (fredtoa

when i first got my kit, i said i was gonna keep it at 8psi. That was until it blew up after only a week . Then i built the block and started to run 17psi with fmu and then 16psi with aem. Then i just gave up and sold everything
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Old May 1, 2003 | 05:09 PM
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Default Re: To anyone who ever posted something like this; "I'll only be boosting about 6 psi....." (fredtoa

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ski_rebel_3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I ran 7psi for a year until the car was stolen...if I still had it...I would still be running 7psi.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I ran 6.5 for 7 months until mine got stolen, sorry to hear about that i heard ur car was nice, proly same people that got mine and tricias. was ur car found? if yes where was it pm, always been interested in one day finding out who stole my car.
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Old May 1, 2003 | 05:11 PM
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Default Re: To anyone who ever posted something like this; "I'll only be boosting about 6 psi....." (fredtoa

i can vouch how hard it is to control the desire to up it.. my lord... after you taste it once its so hard to go back to 7psi from like 10.
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Old May 1, 2003 | 05:53 PM
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6.6 psi for over 30K miles now, I just change the oil every once in awhile and pay for that damn premium gasoline. You don't have to beat everyone on the street to have a fun daily driver
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Old May 1, 2003 | 06:14 PM
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GSRgrrl has over 20,000 miles on her car...running .45BAR since day one..
Reliability&Durability&gt;MorePower.
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Old May 2, 2003 | 01:19 PM
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5psi on greddy kit(94 gsr) for to months now love it.reliable and durable is the key for me
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Old May 2, 2003 | 01:34 PM
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Default Re: To anyone who ever posted something like this; "I'll only be boosting about 6 psi....." (fredtoa

5.8psi for 2 1/2 years. 8 psi now going on 6 months.
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Old May 2, 2003 | 01:37 PM
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Default Re: To anyone who ever posted something like this; "I'll only be boosting about 6 psi....." (fredtoa

Picking up a new WG spring within a few weeks So a few months for me at ~7 PSI. I want a lot more though(~12ish), I have my safety fund for a used b18b longblock now so I feel a little more ballsy
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Old May 6, 2003 | 12:41 PM
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Default Re: To anyone who ever posted something like this; "I'll only be boosting about 6 psi....." (fredtoa

BTW I lasted at 6 psi for almost ayear before going to 8. My car has almost 75K miles so the next boost upgrade will probably be on a newer car.
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Old May 6, 2003 | 01:04 PM
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Default Re: To anyone who ever posted something like this; "I'll only be boosting about 6 psi....." (fredtoa

lastest about 2 months, before i upped it to 8. After this summer, I'll be boosting 15psi with a built motor. Boost is more addictive than crack.
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Old May 6, 2003 | 01:20 PM
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Default Re: To anyone who ever posted something like this; "I'll only be boosting about 6 psi....." (fredtoa

my b16a boosted @ 7 psi w/ stock internals lasted about 1 week. i was stupid, minutes after the turbo install, my and a buddy test drove my hatch, i was running a p28 ericks racing all motor ecu(which advances timing), stock gsr fuel pump, 12.1 fmu, check valves, stock injectors and sorta advanced timing. coming out from the shop i remember gunning it, and the tires just spun like crazy. it was the fastest car ive ever driven, minutes later i heard a pop and exhaust backfires. after a week of driving, i started to see smoke and it got worse now my rings are
gone.

i will be putting a new block but this time, i will have 450 injectors, vafc hack, 255lph walbro and B&m Fpr. i will be running p72 ecu and retard my timing. hopefully this set new set up will last me long enough to get my other b16a block build.
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