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Oct 15, 2003 | 05:56 AM

tencan

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is there a such thing as safe boost

i want to know is there a safe amount of psi i can run thru a (sohc) zc ? safe before i have to change internals. would it be a complete waste of time ... ofcourse fuel managment is a definite, timing etc. but as far as the strenth of the block is it safe to run 4 - 6 psi via a t3

Oct 15, 2003 | 06:43 AM

nevin

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no.

Oct 15, 2003 | 06:51 AM

phan

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Re: is there a such thing as safe boost (sodacan)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sodacan »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i want to know is there a safe amount of psi i can run thru a (sohc) zc ? safe before i have to change internals. would it be a complete waste of time ... ofcourse fuel managment is a definite, timing etc. but as far as the strenth of the block is it safe to run 4 - 6 psi via a t3</TD></TR></TABLE>

tuned right, i've seen stock blocks handle high psi numbers...but a safe amount of boost on your zc would be about 6psi if everything else is done right...

Oct 15, 2003 | 06:58 AM

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Re: is there a such thing as safe boost (sodacan)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sodacan »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i want to know is there a safe amount of psi i can run thru a (sohc) zc ? safe before i have to change internals. would it be a complete waste of time ... ofcourse fuel managment is a definite, timing etc. but as far as the strenth of the block is it safe to run 4 - 6 psi via a t3</TD></TR></TABLE>

I'm no autority but if you plan to run 6psi WHY go with a T-3 get a T-25 of other small one, the handle that easy and spool up much faster.

Oct 15, 2003 | 07:15 AM

tencan

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Re: is there a such thing as safe boost (virginia_dude)

only thinking about a t3 because i have a brand new one ,that ive had from bfore i got my crx
thats all..hjope to use it on a b series.just testing the waters if you kno what i mean(as far as hondas).. i used to have a 2.0 gti and the t3 was perfect but then again 1.6 and 2.0 is a big differnce..but thats my reasoning...
thanks for the input.

Oct 15, 2003 | 07:23 AM

virginia_dude

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Re: is there a such thing as safe boost (sodacan)

Well using what you have already makes sense to me. Just be carefull and make sure to do the appropriate fuel management things, hate to see you smoke a perfectly good motor for being lazy. You could run more than 6 with proper tuning. But the Proper tuning is the key to everything.