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   weapon5 Well-Known Member

   so i heard the lower your engine compression is the more it can handle boost is this true or false???
   
   if is true then wouldn't the first gen 3sgte better choice for high boost project? since is compression lower.

    

   weapon5, Jun 18, 2007

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   Mafix Owner Staff Member Administrator Donated!

   yes you can run more boost with less compression.
   And no 1st gen is not always the best. in fact no generation is the best. they all have ups and downs.

    

   Mafix, Jun 18, 2007

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   weapon5 Well-Known Member

   oh ic hmm what the down on the 2nd and 3rd gen

    

   weapon5, Jun 18, 2007

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   zak062 Well-Known Member

   they have a higher compresion ratio but they can basicly hold the same boost

    

   zak062, Jun 19, 2007

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   weapon5 Well-Known Member

   ic thanks

    

   weapon5, Jun 19, 2007

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   Gurr Guest

   the 3rd gen motor is 8.5:1 compression where as the 2nd gen is 8.8:1. These are stock numbers.

    

   Gurr, Jun 19, 2007

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   weapon5 Well-Known Member

   really ic thanks

    

   weapon5, Jun 19, 2007

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   slow_yota Well-Known Member

   I've seen higher comp cars that have low/er boost run the same #'s as low comp cars with high/er boost..IMO its kinda like a trouphy wife..you can say yea i run 15 psi but have 7.8:1 comp, or run 10 psi with 8.5 comp= same hp.

    

   slow_yota, Jun 23, 2007

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