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Originally Posted by wes
And that applies to a turbo GA16 how?
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Well, for starters, the above means that you don't need an intercooler if you run low or even medium boost. In fact, a timing retardation should be good - even with the hot oil-cooled K26 at .7 of a BAR, intake air temperatures at the throttle body rarely exceed 60-70 degrees C, which can sometimes be observed in the hotter parts of this planet anyway
Now, given that GA16 is inherently detonation-resistant, you could perhaps run it up until stock MAF sensor maxes out, without an intercooler.
It's just that I often hear people screaming "you need an intercooler or you'll blow up the engine!" when someone says, "I want to run a 5psi supercharger on my Taurus..."
As far as sticking to the topic, I'd tend to think that someone turbocharging a 100k+ vechicle would be interested in how he can save money... not doing too much boost and saving the pains of getting a $500 reprogrammed ECU and a $300 intercooler is one of the solutions. Will ease the pain for the tired old engine, too.
OTOH, I've seen those things doing 300k miles and not being tired at all...
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