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Boost Pressures

Tech Talk for Nissan owners.

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Boost Pressures

Post by coxy321 »

Hi guys. Just wandering what sort of boost pressures i can go up to SAFELY on my Patrols SD33T. I have noticed the wastegate opens at about 5.7psi (wastegates always open a tad before their set pressure).

Was just curious as to what I could go safely up to. The car has got a boost guage to read off, and I was thinking of getting a manually adjusted pressure control valve that everybody is selling.

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Post by ozy1 »

my boost guage is a bit iffy, but i hit 7 punond if im up it, but normal driving i hit 5, it goes well, so im not complaining,
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Post by bazzle »

If you increase your boost?? say to 8lbs, are you going to increase fuelling so you get more power?
Boost alone wont do anything.

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Post by coxy321 »

With petrol motors, you can wind the boost up until the injectors & pump can't supply enough fuel, or the compressed air get too hot (this is where an intercooler would be used).

Not too sure about diesels, but I reckon I could take it up to 8 or 9 pounds safely.

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Post by toughnut »

Diesel and petrol engines work differently with boost. A petrol engine you wind up the boost and add fuel to suit whereas with a diesel you wind up the fuel and add boost to suit. Boost alone won't do much.
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Post by totto »

The origianal sd33t has a boost compensator that is said to follow pressure up to about 12,8 PSI. Look at the rear of your intake manifold, there should be a thin tube running from there around the back of the engine and into the diesel injection pump.
I'm running 10.7 PSI on mine whitout adjusting the pump, and i notice a considerable increase in power. Scroll down here and see how i did it: http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modul ... hp?t=17281 :cool:
Engine intake temperature is another issue to have in mind. I've been recommended not to go further up in pressure before attaching an intercoler, but i know people up here who's been running at 17PSi with a cut-down truck intercooler :D
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Post by coxy321 »

Yeah, I've been thinking of the intercooler idea, but i need a donor bonnet (couldn't bring myself to cutting my good one), small intercooler and all the piping. I reckon I could get my body lift and new (second hand) 35" muddies for the same price.

Hhhmmm... decisions, decisions.

I'll take the latter.

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Post by Sauli »

Anyone got pics from SD33T intercooler setups? I was wondering front or top mount? Haven't got the cooler yet, just planning..

Thanks

Ps. should I start a new topic?
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Post by totto »

Some pictures here, the ic is from iveco. Norwegian site, though, so we have to trust that pictures says more than words.

http://www.offroad.no/snitz/topic.asp?T ... ntercooler

some more here....

http://www.offroad.no/snitz/topic.asp?T ... ntercooler

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And here is a cut-down volvo FH12 intercooler
I'm gonna look for one of those for my patrol..... :cool:
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Post by Red Rover »

I ran 18 psi with an intercooler in the MK. Went quite well, although TD42 is much better. I had the Mk dynoed and set up correctly though
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