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Compression Ratio when turbocharged


iluvfastcarz

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Dear ladies and gentlemen, what is your take on this? I have always been lead to believe that having a lower CR will make for an engine that will be able to withstand more abuse and longetivety, but i always see guys running more than 9.0:1 in their boosted cars. In one of my VW builds i had a CR of about 7.2:1 and i am sure I could've ran close to 30PSI of boost without any major issues, I am now in the middle of building another 20V turbo engine (VW) and would like you all opinions on it. Please discuss!
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too many variables to take into the math of it.most boosted cars 9:0 to 1 or lower...some race engines run higher, but its not really worth it in the long run, much higher exhaust temps with very little gain. will help a larger turbo spool faster(not by much tho).
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Low Compression=More boost to gain high numbers and more lag

High Compression=Less boost to make same numbers as above^ and helps spool turbo quicker.

 

Both have pros and cons, its hard to find a tuner who is decent with high compression boosted applications. The tune is what it all boils down to in my opinion. Boost doesn't kill motors, detonation kills motors!

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. The tune is what it all boils down to in my opinion. Boost doesn't kill motors, detonation kills motors!

So true, i burned a hole through my cylinder head on my low CR 8 valve turbo Fox because I had my tune all wrong and was running 6 degrees of timing with 21 psi of boost. High egts = teh looz

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Low Compression=More boost to gain high numbers and more lag

High Compression=Less boost to make same numbers as above^ and helps spool turbo quicker.

 

Both have pros and cons, its hard to find a tuner who is decent with high compression boosted applications. The tune is what it all boils down to in my opinion. Boost doesn't kill motors, detonation kills motors!

 

Exactly.. It's all in the tune and a lot of times the choice in fuel too.

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