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Hurdy:
Hi Chaps,

I'm currently running Revo stage 2+ at boost 9 timing 6 and fuelling 9.

As some of you may know I recently went to RS Tuning in Leeds and managed a decent result. One of the comments Paul at RS made was that if I dropped back the boost a little it may make more power as a result.

Anyone have any comments or experience of this?

I'm interested as it always seemed like more boost would/should give more power, but apparently max boost can inhibit ultimate power near the top end.

All help welcome from guru's in the know :notworthy:

revo carl:
It all depends on how the vehicle is loaded up and how you want your power delivery;

on boost 9 the car will be at it's strongest but if the car is on a dyno that's loading the car very heavily and it's quite a long pull the car will start to pull back at the top due to heat.....

on the road in real world conditions the car will make the most power at boost9

Hurdy:
Cheers Carl, that's what i'm looking for. I'll leave it on 9 then :evilgrin:

Off to get a baseline figure for the car at Noble's this afternoon. :happy2:

Poppa Dom:

--- Quote from: Hurdy on October 19, 2009, 11:11:19 am ---Cheers Carl, that's what i'm looking for. I'll leave it on 9 then :evilgrin:

Off to get a baseline figure for the car at Noble's this afternoon. :happy2:

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That'll be interesting. Have PM'ed you about something else.

RedRobin:

--- Quote from: DomT on October 19, 2009, 11:02:01 am ---
Thanks Carl - informative post. I have often wondered the same myself. I am just wondering what sort of effect on EGT's this has - am assuming that REVO have tried and tested Boost 9 settings and found to be with safe OEM tolerances etc..


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....My understanding from Carl in previous chats is that all the Revo settings are safe. It's more a matter of how they are set in the context of the whole package of mods an individual car is running.

For example, if I was to upgrade to a high-flow tubular air intake on my car running Revo Stage2 and Milltek TBE and NOT having an aftermarket HPFP, I would be advised to reduce my Boost setting.

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