nerosis Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 what do people mean when they talk about boost?also what is the 0.8bar and 1.0bar everyone is talking about?i know its something to do with the turbo and all, but me never having a turbo car, ive not needed to know about it ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nerosis Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 what do people mean when they talk about boost?also what is the 0.8bar and 1.0bar everyone is talking about?i know its something to do with the turbo and all, but me never having a turbo car, ive not needed to know about it ;)also when people say, " if u continuously boost" or "if your always on boost"WTF IS BOOST? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SiCaln Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 u need to do more research before u get a turbo mate tbhboost is the force u feel when the turbo is active and bar/psi are the rates that boost pressure is measured in Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nerosis Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 u need to do more research before u get a turbo mate tbhboost is the force u feel when the turbo is active and bar/psi are the rates that boost pressure is measured inwhy do i need to do more research before i get 1?ive driven 1, but like i said never owned 1, so i need tips on how to maintain them.Do you know any website just telling me about boost and the turbo? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StarletRick Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 boost is just a reference to the positive pressure (above atmospheric) the turbocharger forces into the intake on the engine. PSI/Bar/Kpa are just measurements of pressure. and you should really do a little reasearch mate. diving into car modification with such little knowledge wont do you any favours.keep the questions coming though, i understand that everyone has to start somewhere and ill help out where possible. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nerosis Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 This should get you started :http://auto.howstuffworks.com/turbo.htmMight help you understand things a little better. ;) Jayi knew all this already sorry lol.But the question i want to know is, the word u all use "boost" is that when the rev counter is at a certain point and thats when the turbo actually kicks in?i rmember a Turbo diesal my old man had and at around 3k revs it went faster lol, ie turbo kicked in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StarletRick Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 no boost is just a general term for possitive pressure. be it psi/bar/kpa. as soon as the car, regardless of rpm went into possitive pressure (0.1bar for example) you would be "on boost". if your maximum level of pressure produced by the turbo is 0.8 bar. your car would be running "0.8 bar of boost" or "boosting at 0.8bar"etc. get it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nerosis Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 no boost is just a general term for possitive pressure. be it psi/bar/kpa. as soon as the car, regardless of rpm went into possitive pressure (0.1bar for example) you would be "on boost". if your maximum level of pressure produced by the turbo is 0.8 bar. your car would be running "0.8 bar of boost" or "boosting at 0.8bar"etc. get it?sso how would u know if u are in boost or not?can u drive without being in boost? is that possible?im guessin boost uses more petrol because of the increase in airflow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SiCaln Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 you would feel the pressure of faster acceleration forward when on boost, u can drive off boost if you stay below the revs that the turbo kicks in and yes it does Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 You can drive "off boost"If you have a boost gauge all will be clear, you will see how much you are "boosting" and how to keep it "off boost" etc ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StarletRick Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 to stay off boost all you di is drive in a way that the turbo doesnt spool up. get a boost gauge, if you havnt got one, you need one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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