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Old May 27, 2011 | 04:57 PM
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I'm. Getting ready to buy a turbo kit I think KBs I'm new to boost I have a stock 05 lq4 its gona b mostly street driven question is how much boost will the 6.0 take n wat kit would b best I was thinkin around 10lb to hi or low
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Old May 27, 2011 | 05:15 PM
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Tune must be spot on but you will be fine at 10lbs I run 12+ on my lq4. Granted dd'ing it at 10lbs.
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Old May 27, 2011 | 05:55 PM
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Old May 27, 2011 | 05:56 PM
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10~12psi on pump 91, and meth work good for a DD. If you can go E85 or race gas they will usually take around 16psi for awhile. I would do yourself a favor and put a set of head studs or at least ARP bolts in. Also a nice little turbo cam, like the Isky triple 12 works great on that setup.
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Old May 27, 2011 | 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by trever1t
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Thanks for the info
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Originally Posted by stock48
10~12psi on pump 91, and meth work good for a DD. If you can go E85 or race gas they will usually take around 16psi for awhile. I would do yourself a favor and put a set of head studs or at least ARP bolts in. Also a nice little turbo cam, like the Isky triple 12 works great on that setup.
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