So is it safe and reliable to run boost and drive the car on a long distant road trip? I dont want anything to melt, overheat, catch on fire or breakdown.
shouldnt, i know that when im cruising down the highway at 75mph im ready 1psi of boost on my t3 and my gas gauge goes way up because the motor wont have to work as hard to get the power, it makes the turbo add its little kick in. Now yes if you are like shifting like a bat out of hell running down the highway for long distances at 5k then yes you are probably gonna start to tear some stuff up.
No problem with a turbo on long trips, just watch your engine temp gauge and it should be all good
You wont understand it until uve boosted a motor. When you are crusing at highway speeds you wont be boosting. I drive to south jersey frequently, and Ill drive for 1.5 hrs at 75 mph and my boost/vac gauge will be reading 10 inches of vac.....no boost....but when u touch the throttle the boost is right there.....so when ur crusing u shouldnt really even be in boost.
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1994 Civic coupe. B18C, A few Bolt Ons.
You gotta remember though, yours is an auto. On a 5 speed, you're going to be spinning a bit more RPM's, so more prone to boost.
ACtually, it should be less. Consider that a 5 speed has an "extra" gear than an auto......so while crusing at higer speeds 5 speeds can shift into fifth........which should result in lower RPMS, and higher inches of vac.
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1994 Civic coupe. B18C, A few Bolt Ons.
Turbo on Road Trip
