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Has anyone installed a gauge to read drive pressure on a stock turbo? What kind of numbers have you seen? Stock and demandated
(04-05-2018 )bulldog77 Wrote: [ -> ]Has anyone installed a gauge to read drive pressure on a stock turbo? What kind of numbers have you seen? Stock and demandated

IIRC, you have an 870.
The turbo efficiency of them is around 1.8:1, so it should be intake pressure times about 1.8.
A turbo pushing 38psi max will be in the ~68psi exhaust manifold range.
One should be able to monitor drive pressure with Insite?
(04-05-2018 )Hammerhead Wrote: [ -> ]
(04-05-2018 )bulldog77 Wrote: [ -> ]Has anyone installed a gauge to read drive pressure on a stock turbo? What kind of numbers have you seen? Stock and demandated

IIRC, you have an 870.
The turbo efficiency of them is around 1.8:1, so it should be intake pressure times about 1.8.
A turbo pushing 38psi max will be in the ~68psi exhaust manifold range.

Are those real world numbers or what Holset says? Maybe in some spare time(lmao) I should hook up a gauge and see.
CM871 measured, no EGR gas flow ...

NOTE: All exhaust pressures data is after subtracting 14.1 psi from the sensor because it reads atmosphere+ unlike the boost sensor which reads zero when at rest.

At idle with turbo at only 15% (slight vacuum), adjusted to absolute minimal fuel consumption ...
-- Exhaust pressure = 0.7
-- Intake pressure = 0.03 psi (Ratio = 23:1 - Inaccurate, cannot be measured by the sensors).
-- Turbocharger rpm = 11.4k
-- fuel flow = 13.7 mg/stroke



At 52 hp, 1240 rpm, cruising with light torque load ...
-- Exhaust pressure = 6.5 psi
-- Intake pressure = 0.89 psi (Ratio = 7.3:1 - Terrible at little to no load or boost requirement).
-- Turbocharger rpm = 30.8k
-- fuel flow = 59.2 mg/stroke

At 412 HP, 1360 rpm, steady 90% engine load (close to full throttle) ...
-- Exhaust pressure = 47.4 lbs
-- Intake pressure = 19.7 lbs (Ratio = 2.53:1 - a more realistic measurement).
-- Turbocharger rpm = 94.3k
-- fuel flow = 274.4 mg/stroke


At 412 HP, 1630 rpm, accelerating bobtail ...
-- Exhaust pressure = 50.6 lbs
-- Intake pressure = 29.9 lbs (Ratio = 1.69:1 - about as good as it gets).
-- Turbocharger rpm = 96.4k
-- fuel flow = 240.2 mg/stroke

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I have seen 70+ PSI in the exhaust manifolds many times and as much as 90+ on high HP engines when rapidly shifting them during surge. Combine that with a lot of heat and you find out why an EGR cooler or egr component can fail if it is weak.
Thanks for sharing. It's great to see honest real world numbers or what happens.
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