Adjusting Boost

Bibiana Lim bibie at cyber-wizard.com
Sat Aug 9 15:42:04 GMT 1997


 Hi Seth,

Thanks for the warning!

You wrote:
>Bibie-  you could change the turbo, go to a cam with less overlap.  But
>for about $800, you could get rid of the lag with a nitrous system.  A
>very quick shot of 1-2 seconds at full throttle brfore the turbo spins up
>will give and instant 50 hp or so, and make it shut off as soon as the

Wow...this is going PRO, man! But I just want to do a mod without too
much investment.

>manifold pressure goes above atmospheric.  Instant power and much faster
>turbo spool up.  And in most cases, the nitrous in emissions legal, with
>a CARB exemption sticker.

Yes I agree that going Nitro is one of the quickest way to make the "kick in the
pants" come quicker. But is it safe...I hear about some near misses. Maybe I'm
wrong.

Thanks

Bibie





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