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11th November 2010, 02:34
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Decompression plate and boost
So what boost are people running on decompression plates? and what thickness decomp and gasket.
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11th November 2010, 03:12
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im useing 2 hgaskets and running 0.7 bar ie 9 psi ,it aint going to last long on too high boost but its been fun so far
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11th November 2010, 03:45
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You can always go the repair gasket root but best not to run on high boost,
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11th November 2010, 08:58
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1.9 mm gasket .5 bar std internals vts
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11th November 2010, 12:44
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Quote:
Originally Posted by deesvtsT
im useing 2 hgaskets and running 0.7 bar ie 9 psi ,it aint going to last long on too high boost but its been fun so far
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a mate of mine has been running 1 bar (14.5psi) for over two years and his only has two standard head gaskets on it. still runs perfectly
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11th November 2010, 14:31
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what management is he running? and who mapped it
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11th November 2010, 15:30
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Quote:
Originally Posted by stueyp
a mate of mine has been running 1 bar (14.5psi) for over two years and his only has two standard head gaskets on it. still runs perfectly
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Won't work for everyone! lol
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11th November 2010, 15:46
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Quote:
Originally Posted by stueyp
a mate of mine has been running 1 bar (14.5psi) for over two years and his only has two standard head gaskets on it. still runs perfectly
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What engines that on? Whats the rest of the spec im interested!!!!
Im currently running 0.5 bar ish on standard internals and 1 Multi layer steel HG.
Turning boost up soon.... scary shit.
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11th November 2010, 17:20
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Quote:
Originally Posted by deesvtsT
im useing 2 hgaskets and running 0.7 bar ie 9 psi ,it aint going to last long on too high boost but its been fun so far
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what thickness were the heagaskets?
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12th November 2010, 08:51
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[QUOTE=Jungle;4862649]What engines that on? Whats the rest of the spec im interested!!!!
Im currently running 0.5 bar ish on standard internals and 1 Multi layer steel HG.
Turning boost up soon.... scary shit.[/QUOT
its got a tdo4 turbo from a subaru, rover 220 turbo inlet, mega squirt ecu and cosworth injectors. pulls like a train all day every day.
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12th November 2010, 09:22
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iirc its that orange one aint it?
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12th November 2010, 12:09
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sophia_Bush
iirc its that orange one aint it?
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yeah, not my cup of tea colourwise but it works. cant understand how its held together for so long but it has 
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