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Old Oct 10, 2005 | 12:40 PM
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Default Friend is trying to fiqure out how much boost his running in WRX

05 wrx he has the stock gauge that comes with the car, it reads MP/Bar and its running .09 bar we are trying to fiqure out psi , so we fiqure its running 13.5 psi but the stock wastegate on a wrx its set a 7psi how many psi is he running. im really retarted and i cant fiqure it out lol help
Old Oct 10, 2005 | 12:52 PM
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1. buy a boost gauge
or 1 bar =14.7 psi

you probably mean hes running .9 bar not .09
Old Oct 10, 2005 | 12:55 PM
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werd.. haven't you taken physics? 1 bar = 14.7 psi

so if he's runing .9 bar, that's 13.23 psi

if he's running .09 bar, that's 1.323 psi
Old Oct 10, 2005 | 05:07 PM
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oh and the wastegate is overridden buy the computer in optimum driving conditions through a electronic vacume switch
Old Oct 11, 2005 | 03:20 AM
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you can find a boost gauge for like $40
Old Oct 11, 2005 | 11:15 AM
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yeah my friends stock wrx runs about 14ish max on his autometer guage.
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