Thread: Horsepower: How much you got?
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Old 03-04-2008, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by jEstEr?
its more the tune than the amount of boost that goes through. as long as it is tuned properly for how much air is being pushed through, then it shouldn't be an issue. I think you'll do a headgasket before you "explode" a motor". forged pistons / rods / crank are stronger and lighter so they rev better and are more resistant to ping, but if your car doesn't ping then whats the issue? under similar circumstances a 205 and a 207 tuned correctly should both handle the same amounts of boost?
The way i always undestood it was, you wind in more boost to get more power.
To get that extra power, you're using more air to make a "bigger bang"
Now bigger bangs in anyones books is more strain on internals.
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