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Old 08-25-2008, 10:00 AM
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That's a valid idea.

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Originally Posted by ForcedInduction View Post
Keep the boost under 5psi and it might survive a decent time. Put it under 30psi and I seriously doubt it would live out the day the turbo is put on.

All that is IF you can get a turbo that big to spin up at all on such a small engine.
In many small airplanes the use of a turbo normalizer (increase manifold pressure only to 14.7 psi absolute, regardless of altitude) works quite well, provided the turbo is a good match for the motor.
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