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Old 07-25-2009, 06:51 PM
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what is the max safe boost limit for the following motors?? i am building forged 4.6 but i want so see what the limits of a stock motor are?

stock 96-98 sohc 4.6?

stock bottom end with pi heads?

99-04 gt pi motor??
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Old 07-25-2009, 07:19 PM
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99-04 PI motor will hold 9-12 PSI fine if you keep A/F safe. If you're A/F isnt safe it will blow at 6 PSI. Same applies to all engines and all boost setups...has nothing to do with HP or boost as much as A/F.
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yea i know about afr's and i am lookin to put in a stock motor in while i build my 4.6
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