biggest turbo

[turbogus]

hey guys just wondering whats the biggest turbo you can ran with 009s injectors thanks in advance

 

[RUQWKNF]

Here's the easy way to figure this out.

Take your injector size, multiply the size by 6. Then by 2.
This will give you rough flywheel hp that the injectors can support safely.
So, 42.5 X 6 X 2 = 510 flywheel.

So, safely the largest that I'd recommend would be a TE-44 turbo. It will support 565 flywheel hp maxed out.
Although some have run a TE-60 and even a PT61 turbo with those injectors, just keep the boost turned below 25psi.
Here is a general list of injectors and safe hp ratings.

Stock 28#ers = 336 flywheel hp
30#ers = 360 flywheel hp
36# Blue tops = 432 flywheel hp
40# Red stripes = 480 flywheel hp
42.5# Lucas 009 = 510 flywheel hp
50# Delphi = 600 flywheel hp
55#ers = 660 flywheel hp
60#ers = 720 flywheel hp
65#ers = 780 flywheel hp
75#ers = 900 flywheel hp
84#ers = 1008 flywheel hp
95#ers = 1140 flywheel hp
160#ers = 1920 flywheel hp

Whenever you read maxed out when talking about turbos, that usually means when pushed to it's flow limits, in which most cases would be around 28-32psi of boost. Each turbo varies. If you throw in alky injection to this equation, the alky will help stretch an injectors hp capabilities big time. This is why you read about guys running insane numbers with 50#ers and alky all the time.

Hope this helps a little.

Patrick

 

[John Wilde]

Thanks Patrick, it is good to see you posting more!