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Old 11-16-2012   #8
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Re: Does higher compression ratio raise TQ off boost?

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Originally Posted by Murlo26 View Post
Depending on the fuel, higher compression doesn't matter if you have the fuel to back it up...e85/e98.
That is not really correct, only if you have reached the limits of your turbo system. Here is a very simple static boost calculator to see the correlation between CR and boost. Just remember, boost gets to run through the intercooler after compression and CR does not.

http://www.rbracing-rsr.com/compression.htm
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