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Old Aug 8, 2013 | 01:39 PM
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What is the maximum boost that a stock 1.6 can handle? Just want to keep everything in one large piece. Will build a correct engine this winter.
Old Aug 8, 2013 | 01:40 PM
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All of it.
Old Aug 8, 2013 | 01:42 PM
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Old Aug 8, 2013 | 01:45 PM
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ALLOFIT!!!! EVERY LAST BIT OF ALLOFIT!!!!!!!!!!
Old Aug 8, 2013 | 01:46 PM
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All of it.
Old Aug 8, 2013 | 01:46 PM
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all of it.
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All of it
Old Aug 8, 2013 | 01:51 PM
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All of it.
Old Aug 8, 2013 | 01:56 PM
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I dont remember exactly where I read it, but I believe it is ALL OF IT +/-some of it
Old Aug 8, 2013 | 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by rigidbigelsworth
I dont remember exactly where I read it
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Old Aug 8, 2013 | 02:02 PM
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Oh yeah, that must have been it.
Old Aug 8, 2013 | 02:08 PM
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it can definitely handle 14.7 psi









absolute.
Old Aug 8, 2013 | 02:14 PM
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All

of

it
Old Aug 8, 2013 | 02:15 PM
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Short answer: All of it

Long answer:
Originally Posted by y8s
it can definitely handle 14.7 psi

absolute.
Probably a smidgen higher below sea level
Old Aug 8, 2013 | 02:23 PM
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ALLOFIT
Old Aug 8, 2013 | 02:53 PM
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All of it, as in up to the ***** all of it.... http://www.taglol.com/meme/sweet-tattoo-dude/8670/

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Old Aug 8, 2013 | 02:53 PM
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It would be comfortable running SOMEOFIT

but who does that?

if you're a man, you will run ALLOFIT
Old Aug 8, 2013 | 03:00 PM
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Somewhere between NONEOFIT and ALLOFIT.

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^LOL!!!!!!!!


Love it! What i have created has grown into something far beyond what i could have ever imagined.
Old Aug 8, 2013 | 03:26 PM
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Don't listen to everyone above. You cannot run ALLOFIT on a stock engine. You can in fact run MOSTOFIT. You could also consider running ALMOSTSLLOFIT.



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