Max PSI on a TVS1900
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I built a 383 iron block, afr heads, spec'd cam, common stuff, with a tvs1900 and it would only produce 9psi with the smallest pulley.
I understand that boost is only a measur... blah.
But we built this engine for 15psi and just couldn't get it.
The truck is very strong though.
Maybe with a larger crank pulley it'll produce more boost one day.
I understand that boost is only a measur... blah.
But we built this engine for 15psi and just couldn't get it.
The truck is very strong though.
Maybe with a larger crank pulley it'll produce more boost one day.
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I built a 383 iron block, afr heads, spec'd cam, common stuff, with a tvs1900 and it would only produce 9psi with the smallest pulley.
I understand that boost is only a measur... blah.
But we built this engine for 15psi and just couldn't get it.
The truck is very strong though.
Maybe with a larger crank pulley it'll produce more boost one day.
I understand that boost is only a measur... blah.
But we built this engine for 15psi and just couldn't get it.
The truck is very strong though.
Maybe with a larger crank pulley it'll produce more boost one day.
The blower is limited by the drive pulley, a larger crank pulley would have gotten you there easily.
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I built a 383 iron block, afr heads, spec'd cam, common stuff, with a tvs1900 and it would only produce 9psi with the smallest pulley.
I understand that boost is only a measur... blah.
But we built this engine for 15psi and just couldn't get it.
The truck is very strong though.
Maybe with a larger crank pulley it'll produce more boost one day.
I understand that boost is only a measur... blah.
But we built this engine for 15psi and just couldn't get it.
The truck is very strong though.
Maybe with a larger crank pulley it'll produce more boost one day.
The 1900 on a 5.3 is a great combo. Your cam choice will affect your max boost too.
Go for it
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that's a little different setup than what we did.
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On my 6.0 I was able to make 10.5lbs with a 2.8 front pulley. When I switched to a 8 1/2" crank pulley it added a touch over 2psi. So that would put my results right in there with yours as I have less CI's. Even with a smaller cam I don't think I could have gotten 15psi out the 1900. But it ran great and made great power too.
The 1900 on a 5.3 is a great combo. Your cam choice will affect your max boost too.
Go for it
The 1900 on a 5.3 is a great combo. Your cam choice will affect your max boost too.
Go for it
oh ya, it's going on a sheriffs truck hahah. they need instant power up to about 120mph , and good torque for border patrolling and going off road.
you wouldn't believe how hard these guys are on their trucks!
that's one reason we're doing a maggy, good reliability!
thanks for the input,
allen