
rs007 wrote:Idiots question because you have already stressed the stockness of the stock engine

But need to be one million percent sure

Stock compression ratio?

Bob Hatton was saying in a thread I started on fueling that this is the defining limiter on 3s-gte power, implication being it will det itself to pieces if the boost is pushed, and to be fair the stock CR is higher than most similarly specced engines.

But through aggressive inlet charge cooling, and good fueling, you've avoided this, yes?

I'm guessing so, since it didn't turn into a jap 4 cylinder grenade, Jeff Hartman also exceeded the commonly quoted power ceiling both inexpensively and easily.

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Reliability for the rest of us using them as road concern is naturally going to be a concern, but I acknowledge that is not what this project is about.

But then, I doubt many road users are as hard on their cars as multiple runs up the strip lol!

To those talking about US popular boost limits in pump fuel

- isn't their fuel really crap octane?

Like 93 ish?

I believe it to be stock compression, it is running what appears to be a stock Rev 3 MHG.

I also run BCR8ES spark plugs which is colder than stock.

I run these plugs in everything.

They are amazing.

If only more people would read Jeff Hartman's book.

It has a whole chapter dedicated to the 3SGTE!! So many questions answered without the need for speculation.

If my answers or posts sometimes seem like I'm being an ar$e, it's just frustration of hearing the same thing repeated, even though I take the time to post what can actually be done

(as in running 1.4 bar on a CT26 on stock 440s on a stock ECU with very good fueling, base ign on 8°BTDC).

Yeah, my intake temps are 47°C at 2.2 bar, given that I am running the biggest turbo possible on a stock engine IMO

(very close to the surge line, too close.

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With regards to reliability, if the pistons last a suitable amount of time, then it bodes very well for lots of 400bhp 3SGTEs.

Instead of buying forged pistons

& a decent ECU, you just buy an ECU.

It's been that way with the SR20DET for a long time, I personally think it's very exciting.

Believe me, I was extremely impressed with the way that the engine responded once boost was increased to 2 bar

& beyond.

To anyone that thinks I've just posted this out of nowhere, please look back through my threads

& posts.

I have been planning on doing this for a long time.

The car has been living at Santa Pod for the last year.

It only gets driven up the strip or on the dyno.

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