C Charged90LX New Member Sep 9, 2004 20 0 0 Sep 17, 2004 #1 Sep 17, 2004 #1 I have a 90 5.0 and it has a vortech v1 at stock boost. Just did a complete rebuild with forged internals and 9:1 compression pistons. I wanna run more boost. Is it safe? what other info is needed?
I have a 90 5.0 and it has a vortech v1 at stock boost. Just did a complete rebuild with forged internals and 9:1 compression pistons. I wanna run more boost. Is it safe? what other info is needed?
houstonstangguy Founding Member Mar 16, 2002 979 0 0 Houston, Texas Sep 17, 2004 #2 Sep 17, 2004 #2 you definitely don't want more compression. for blowers/turbo you want 9:1 some use 9.5:1 but between 8:1-9:1 is optimal. nitrous is where you would want higher compression. you should be good with swapping out your pulley for more boost. go into the power adder section and read up in there!! thats probably your best bet in learning more about your set up. good luck
you definitely don't want more compression. for blowers/turbo you want 9:1 some use 9.5:1 but between 8:1-9:1 is optimal. nitrous is where you would want higher compression. you should be good with swapping out your pulley for more boost. go into the power adder section and read up in there!! thats probably your best bet in learning more about your set up. good luck