FM voodoo box+saab 9-5 turbo how much boost possible?
Hi,
I am waiting for my voodoo box (will hopefully arrive tomorrow) and I was wondering how much boost could I put until the stock injectors wont deliver enough fuel for a safe ratio. Everything is stock Saab 9-5 turbocharger I am expecting to run about 8psi, is that reasonable? Please no free bashing on voodoo box, I know its not the best but I am building a very cheap setup and I dont expect miracles, juste wanna get the best I can out of it. Thanks! |
all of it
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I have no idea the size of a Saab 9-5 turbo, but 8 psi? You might be running just over the max for it. The only way you'll know is by monitoring AFR's.
Voo-doo boxes don't control timing cause that's not important. Correct plugs and gaps mean everything. |
Originally Posted by 18psi
(Post 1181071)
all of it
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Originally Posted by thirdgen
(Post 1181081)
I have no idea the size of a Saab 9-5 turbo, but 8 psi? You might be running just over the max for it. The only way you'll know is by monitoring AFR's.
Voo-doo boxes don't control timing cause that's not important. Correct plugs and gaps mean everything. |
Originally Posted by Mangezmoer
(Post 1181082)
? ..what does that mean?
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Originally Posted by thirdgen
(Post 1181086)
It means "wastegate?!? You don't need to stinkin wastegate!"
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I was talking about the comment "all of it", I did not get it
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"All of it" means take your wastegate off. The turbo will spool until it can't make any more boost. It's known to voo doo users as "the safety range".
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Originally Posted by thirdgen
(Post 1181095)
"All of it" means take your wastegate off. The turbo will spool until it can't make any more boost. It's known to voo doo users as "the safety range".
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All of it means it will take all of it till it blows. My .02, take it for what it's worth from a lurker. Just so you feel better I am considering a similar setup for my wife's car, but limited to 6 psi with a charge cooler just to be safe. She wants a little more umph, but her driving already scares the crap out of me when she gets pissed.
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MOORE.
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It should use the same compressor map as this turbo but with a smaller exhaust side. Products | Turbochargers So toss that into your boost plot spread sheet and throw some numbers at it with your engine and see what you come up with. Just keep the air flow under ~14lb/min which is about the limit of the 1.6 injectors at stock fuel pressure.
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Probably all of it. Most definitely some of it.
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Originally Posted by Mangezmoer
(Post 1181098)
If i do that I'll be running way to lean.. Why does nobody like voodoo boxes? Whats so bad about it?
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Originally Posted by Spinout007
(Post 1181111)
All of it means it will take all of it till it blows. My .02, take it for what it's worth from a lurker. Just so you feel better I am considering a similar setup for my wife's car, but limited to 6 psi with a charge cooler just to be safe. She wants a little more umph, but her driving already scares the crap out of me when she gets pissed.
I'll give you news about my results then |
Philippe, are you a native English speaker?
Also: ASK FM, DAMMIT. it's their product. ask them what's safe to do with it. |
Oh yeah I want to hear Jeremy's reply when asked how much boost you can run on a Voodoo behind a hodgepodge of non-FM parts that they don't have experience with.
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Well, boost is boost right? Stock injectors, trubo, all of it.
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Originally Posted by turbofan
(Post 1181320)
Well, boost is boost right? Stock injectors, trubo, all of it.
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