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Old 29 May 2005, 06:49 am   #2 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by frostedwheat
hey...im stationed in okinawa, japan and i own 1991 180sx ca18det... im looking into getting a boost controller and i guess what i need to know is... how much can i boost safely with a stock turbo ...right now im boosting around 12 or 13 pounds (.9 psi over here).. i have some stuff done to it but im trying to aviod things like motor swaps and bigger turbos...

any suggestions?

i appreciate it
peace

12-13 pounds is .9 bar.

That is about all the boost you can run on a stock CA turbo. It is probably already running out of it's efficiency range. Stock CA turbos are VERY small!
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