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Old 12-27-2006 | 11:48 AM
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Default 540 to 572 How much Boost?

The 540 was making 12psi of boost at 6000rpm, now I'm going to a 572 with all the same components. (The compression is staying the same at 8.25) The only difference is the bore and stroke 4.560 x 4 3/8

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How much would you expect the boost to drop at similar rpm?
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Old 12-27-2006 | 01:10 PM
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Default Re: 540 to 572 How much Boost?

Maybe way to simplistic but arithmetically you are increasing your volume roughly 6% so maybe it would decrease your boost 6%.
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Old 12-27-2006 | 01:25 PM
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more like 6% less than previous pressure on an absolute scale. Atmospheric is around 14psi. Boost was 12 psi. Total absolute was 26psi. 6% of that is 1.56

New boost using this method of estimation is 12-1.56= 10.44 psi.

Nothing ever works out that close to theoretical since each aspect of the airflow thru the motor makes a difference, but this is a close place to start from an estimating standpoint.
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Old 12-27-2006 | 01:40 PM
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Default Re: 540 to 572 How much Boost?

I was also figuring about 1-2 pounds lower, but it looks like its going to be about 3+PSI lower.

We are still chasing some ingition issues, so I don't have a good HP pull to compare, but rpms are rpms.

If it makes the same power at 3PSi lower thats great. I just don't see how that could be possible. I'm not that lucky.
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Old 12-27-2006 | 04:53 PM
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When I did the same thing your doing but from a 502 to 540 I lost 2 pounds of boost,3 seems a little high but there are definately other dynamics that come into play,Smitty
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