Originally Posted by
DaREDss
lets put it this way a turbo with same boost im at right now would run 20 degrees cooler and have 30 mmore hp
how about i put it this way, i could put a turbo on your car, run the same boost your at now, and you'd run 50° hotter intake temps, and lose 30hp.
Originally Posted by
schoellnasty
You also have an 11.5:1 compression ratio to the cobalt's 9.5:1. Youre going to have to pump more psi into anything thats built for boost to get the same numbers as a boosted NA car.
i understand where you are thinking youre coming from, but youre incorrect. there are a vast number of contributing factors. basically it comes down to building a car around a certain setup...in this case, even though the cobalt is lacking in static compression, it could exceed in dynamic compression, and run more timing aswell. netting the same hp, at the same pressure, with the same blower yet less static compression.
as for a turbo being safer or harder on an engine, that is purely based on the (in)competency of the person picking out the turbo. you're not going to put a single T25 onto a LS1...and your not going to put a PT76GTQ onto a b16