2005-2009 Mustang Information on The S197 {Gen1}

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Old Apr 30, 2011 | 10:11 AM
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Turbos

I have a few questions about twin turbos
1)Do I need to switch to lower compresion pistons
2)How much horsepower is to much horsepower
3)Do they have negative effects on my engine
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Old Apr 30, 2011 | 10:27 AM
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1.) No, unless you get extreme with your boost levels.

2.) Depends on a billion factors, including luck. I know a guy locally running a turbo putting down 500+ rwhp, I've heard of motors letting go close to 400rwhp. The trans is another factor.

3.) Any FI mod will put excess stress on the engine that it wasn't "designed" for. Engineers build in tolerances, but they aren't promised capabilities. With a good setup and "safe" tune, you can expect near stock-level stress at normal driving, but anytime you push the capabilities of the motor you could create "negative effects"
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Old Apr 30, 2011 | 11:06 AM
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Thanks for the help bro
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Old Apr 30, 2011 | 12:24 PM
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Sizing a turbo for its application (unknown in your case) is very important. Larger is not always better and two turbos are not automatically better than a single.
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Old Apr 30, 2011 | 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by forensicsteve
Sizing a turbo for its application (unknown in your case) is very important. Larger is not always better and two turbos are not automatically better than a single.
The man knows what he speaks!
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