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Originally Posted by 16CamaroSS
Thanks.
When I watch the Hellion install video, they go up to 9 psi on the "shop car." I was uncertain if the shop car was basically unmodified or if there were mods allowing it to go that high. Or is it that they were just doing a couple dyno runs and they weren't concerned with any damage to the engine?
From the show 533(hp/tq?) at 4psi, 559hp/565tq at 7psi, 615hp/620tq at 9 psi.
The Hellion Kit looks awesome and seems to have a lot of potential to grow but I'm curious as to what "safe performance" someone should expect with just the kit alone without additional upgrades.
Given that heavy upfront investment, it'd probably be a while before most of us could consider making other changes to exploit this kit's greater potential.
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Well, I think it comes down to risk mitigation. Not every engine is 100% the same, so there is a margin of error when figuring out the limits of a component. The biggest thing is that the factory rings aren't meant for that sort of cylinder pressure. Also, the question of is the car your daily driver or a toy is an important consideration.
Turbocharging isn't cheap, so I think it's great that this kit can make real usable power for an otherwise factory car, but also make 1,200+ when you have the supporting mods. Not having to worry about upgrading turbos or manifolds, etc in the future is great. I'll probably install the drop in rods/pistons when I do my install anyway though, just because I want to get it out of the way. Still going to start slow so I don't kill myself though
