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Awesome post Ludetech! I've been searching for a post like this for a while. This gives me a new starting place on where to research my desires and what it takes to get it. (Like what RPM range I want, what 7psi boost is like compared to 12psi, etc. Plus I have no clue about tunning, which is another area to look into.)
May I make suggestions from a newb position on other information to be included in teh Sticky? I figure it's hard for someone to look back and find questions to answer when they already know so much.
Questions:
1. Difference in boost levels. (how much power/effect it gives)
2. Pro's and Con's of spooling at lower RPMs and Higher.
3. Fuel cost (If someone builds a turbo, how much should they be looking at to spend on gas per day? This I would think of as a "biggy" when considering the setup goal.)
4. Different Setups tried and tested and a description of their practical uses. (Like I read somewhere that you could put a smaller turbo in sequence with a large, so that you could spool quick with the small and then get teh power of the larger turbo when the smaller disengages.)
Um.. and I guess the last question (that's running through my mind) is what it takes to Tune the car. What are you tuning, how does it effect the car, etc. (Another big picture to look at.)
I hope I'm not sounding like someone who's trying to get all my answers the easy way! I'm just trying to share what I "dont know" so that perhaps a thread may be built by those of you who've been doing this for a while to help educate people like me.
Again, awesome thread and I *greatly* apreciate yoru time and work!
George
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