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Old Jan 29, 2005 | 09:53 PM
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Is there big difference between 18 to 20 psi

SInce I put my Hallman on , and its holding the boost I'm think of leaving it conservative 18psi, but will I loose a lot of power by not holding at 20psi.
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Old Jan 29, 2005 | 09:57 PM
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Something tells me that you gain 10whp for every 1psi...I could be wrong though
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Old Jan 29, 2005 | 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by GottaGoFaster
Something tells me that you gain 10whp for every 1psi...I could be wrong though
i thought it was 7whp
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Old Jan 29, 2005 | 10:10 PM
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5whp per psi.
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Old Jan 29, 2005 | 10:11 PM
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7-10 per psi
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Old Jan 29, 2005 | 10:17 PM
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I dont know- per psi.
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Old Jan 29, 2005 | 10:18 PM
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do you have tuning to back up the extra boost?
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Old Jan 29, 2005 | 10:30 PM
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yea tuned and fuel pump
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Old Jan 29, 2005 | 10:31 PM
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you can definetly feel it. I did
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 12:18 AM
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Originally Posted by vegasboy301
you can definetly feel it. I did

All in your head.
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 07:24 AM
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You can feel a difference between 18-20PSI. Go turn your boost down to like 15 or so and keep it there for a week or so, then turn it back up and you'll see I drove around with 13-14PSI for about 3 weeks and then cranked it up to 21 again and it brings back all the fun
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 09:04 AM
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Originally Posted by gonzo
All in your head.
Oh no it's not. Case in point, I just installed a Profec B for a guy yesterday. Low boost I configured to 1.2 bar and high boost I set to 1.5. HUGE difference. You can certainly feel the difference between boost settings. If you can't then your **** is numb.
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 11:08 AM
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2 psi makes a big difference up top and the mid band (4000 to 5000 rpm).
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 11:35 AM
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BTW, What is the stock PSI settings for the EVO 7?

Maybe, 1.2bar(18Psi) at 3500rpm and 1.0bar(15Psi) at 6500rpm. ???*
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 12:03 PM
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psi rhymes with csi
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