Thread: X5M boost?
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Old 07-23-2013, 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by JCL View Post
Different reports have quoted different numbers.

I have seen 1-1.2 bar reported.
Also saw 1.3 bar quoted in a technical article.
Also saw a reference to the turbos being capable of 1.5 bar, but I suspect that is what the turbos themselves can do, not what they do in this particular installation.

1.3 bar is 19 psi. I'd go with that as a starting assumption.
If they are at 19psi, then how much more boost do they put out with a tune? Can they handle the extra psi, or will that shorten their life span?
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