Dave, I would guess that it went there with 14 lbs. because that's all the
gaskets could
take for that long of a time. Doug
Dave Dahlgren wrote:
> why would it lose power at altitude if the turbo is sized correctly for the
> altitude.. Just run a different pressure ratio to maintain the same manifold
> pressure in absolute numbers.. should still make 675.. at 17 or 18 lbs of
>boost.
> Dave
>
> Doug Odom wrote:
> >
> > Skip, I believe the motor made about 675hp with 14 lbs. of boost at Kenny's
>shop (
> > sea level ). So that would be about 585 at Bonneville. I understand that
>in drag
> > race setup it makes about 1100hp but only for about 8 seconds. Head gaskets
>seem to
> > be the big problem. Doug Odom in big ditch
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