2.0l engine
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From: magog, qc
Vehicle: 2003 hyundai tiburon
Hello everybody, did anyone tell me how many boost can go a 2.0l engine with a stock internal ( i don't talk with all stock motor only stock internal )
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I am guessing your question is not phrased properly due to a translation error, so I'm also guessing what you were actually trying to ask.
If you are asking how much power a stock engine can reliably make with a turbocharger, that is somewhere around 270 to 300 horsepower. If you are asking how much pressure you can add, it depends very heavily on the flow characteristics of the turbocharger.
If you are asking how much power a stock engine can reliably make with a turbocharger, that is somewhere around 270 to 300 horsepower. If you are asking how much pressure you can add, it depends very heavily on the flow characteristics of the turbocharger.
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As eluded to by Stocker the stock engine internals are good to handle around the 300whp range, preferably just below and not above. I was hitting stock internals with 17psi from a tiny TD04-15T turbo but wouldn't consider that same number from the GT30R I'm running now.
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As eluded to by Stocker the stock engine internals are good to handle around the 300whp range, preferably just below and not above. I was hitting stock internals with 17psi from a tiny TD04-15T turbo but wouldn't consider that same number from the GT30R I'm running now.
Slow 2k2gt How did you run 17 psi on a stock motor? 2.0?
Did you do like 1.8 rods or anything? Thought they would only be able to run on 12 max?
Just wondering cause I'm building a beta x3 and I'm going boost soon
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what the car tuned on? everyone says 12psi is max because of the compression being up there. isn't pushing it?
Engine management is a Link G4 Storm.
As previously said, boost pressure is irrelevant if the turbos are all different. ie a small turbo running high boost may only be flowing as much as a big turbo on low boost.
I think compression in the 1.6 was 9.5 or 10, My 2.0L is now 8.5 and driveability is good. If I was too do it again I would probably just keep it at 9.5 with forged pistons, thus ideally being able to create more power at lower boost levels.
Most factory turbo vehicles come out at around 10:1 compression ratios now.


