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boost is boost; a supercharger just robs power to spin it. i've seen people on here advertising close to 15lbs. (+ or -) my car is N/A so i haven't

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Old 03-13-2016, 10:10 AM   #1 (permalink)
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boost is boost; a supercharger just robs power to spin it.
i've seen people on here advertising close to 15lbs. (+ or -) my car is N/A so i haven't a clue what the most one can withstand..
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boost is boost; a supercharger just robs power to spin it.
i've seen people on here advertising close to 15lbs. (+ or -) my car is N/A so i haven't a clue what the most one can withstand..

Well, psi is meaningless without knowing airflow. 5 psi out of a huge turbo/sc is more air than 15 psi out of a tiny one.
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Well, psi is meaningless without knowing airflow. 5 psi out of a huge turbo/sc is more air than 15 psi out of a tiny one.
i thought psi is psi, just bigger compressor would spin less to produce it
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