what do people mean when they say lbs of boost?

 

This is S/S go post in v6 where question and answer will get answered.

 

PSI (pounds per square inch) = lbs of boost. Amount of forced air being put into the engine usually used in reference to a supercharger or turbocharger. A "shot" is used in reference to a nitrous injected car, the bigger the "shot" the more wheel HP you gain.

 

boost is the measurement of air being forced into the intake manifold. it is measured in PSI people say pounds for short. it only apllies on forced induction cars.

 

Beat ya by 10 seconds [8D]

 

it is the Slang terminology for PSI = Pounds per square inch or Kilo Pascal i believe. Jeshh i should know all this conversionsby now [&o]

 

It should be noted that boost is measured in PSIG, pr lbs per square inch gauge, which is the pressure above ambient as measured on a gauge. So 6lbs of boost, is 6psi of pressure ABOVE whatever current atmospheric is.

 

Also measured in bars

 

ok thanks so its for like s/c cars?

 

No just diff measurment if I recall 1 bar = 14.5 PSI ... Like right now I'm only pushing 15lbs (PSI) so I'm at ~1.03 Bars