Boost levels @ redline ??

[QuA]

Well I was wondering what boost everyone was getting around 5500-6500 RPM ??

I get around 10-12 PSI

QuA

[Kor]

If you're chipped, you should get about 15psi until 5200 rpm or so. Then it falls off gradually to something like 10 at 6500 rpm. You may spike as high as 20psi for about 1 second when you step on it. If you are doing better than that, then you either have other mods to help you out, or you have mad luck. Peter seems to be getting a bit more than this in his car right now... not sure if this is his exhaust, cai, "H" valve or (probably) all three.

If you're not chipped, you probably get something like 10-11 psi throughout the band. I have looked at a LOT of data about this topic.

[alien]

Because these blowers are so small, a spike of some sort is bound to happen because they spool so fast.

I drop down to about 10-12 pounds too, depending on how heat-soaked the engine is. These turbos can't flow the air at the high rpm's.

[QuA]

Awesome Info!

QuA

[bart]

i hold 16 at redline, but i always shift at 4k

[QuA]

16? holy sh*t. So you must boost at 21 hold around 19 and then level off at 16 at 6500 RPM's?

QuA

[1.8Trip]

He's got a TDI.

[alien]

hah, nice try.

[Holksvagon]

LOL too funny Qua.... honest mistake..... prolly a little whiny at 6500

[QuA]

LOL shiaza! haha.

QuA

[bart]

Originally posted by QuA
16? holy sh*t. So you must boost at 21 hold around 19 and then level off at 16 at 6500 RPM's?

QuA

i've never taken my car up to that rpm range. there is no need. ahaha

[BoraXTC]

I hold about 13-14 at 6500. (opened waste gate)

[Kor]

14 at 6500? I dunno...

[QuA]

Thats high

[MrHeavyFoot]

First of all, we all know we're responding to a 3 month old thread, right?

Second, I don't know a lot about these things (I really should just put that in my sig so I don't have to type it everytime I respond to a semi-technical post), but isn't 14 PSI about what you'd expect from a 1 bar chip? Not that I see a chip in his list of mods. Maybe disabling the DRLs adds boost.