turbo/psi quetion

ok i know that when a turbo kit begins to spool that is when the boost kicks in but i dont really understand if there is like a formula to figure out how much hp ull gain with a certain number of psi boost. like i run 9psi how much hp will i get, or is the hp determined by the kit and is the hp kick in when i spool and the boost is an addition? please help me out

A general rule of thumb is that you will gain 10hp for each psi you boost. It' general, and it coulde be more or less, but it'll give you an estimate.

so when my turbo begins to spool will i just gain hp from my boost or will i also gain some just for the turbo being engaged?

i think the turbo spooling is when it is building power.
once enough power has been made it is "realesed" and shot through the engine.

i think

unknownluder69, rememder when i raced that shitty as red probe. it would start to gain on me once the turbo released its boost. and when its turbo was spooling is when i proceded to gain more of a lead.
but then again it was a shity ass probe.

there are 2 sides to a turbo: the exhaust side and the intake side...when you press the gas exhaust flows out of turbo header thru a pipe to the exhaust side of the turbo...the exhaust gases spin an exhaust turbine that is connected to a compressor wheel that is on the intake side..air comes in the intake side and is compressed by the compressor wheel...the intake charge (compressed air by the compressor wheel) is then sent down thru a pipe to an intercooler (intercooler is one of the key componets of a turbo system b/c the act of compressing air causes heat and we all know you wont your intake as cold as you can get it)from the intercooler, air is taken back to the turbo intake manifold where the compressed cooler air is going into your engine. a turbo produces power through out the rpm range but not at "full boost" exhaust gases are going to turn the exhaust turbine but the more exhaust coming out cause more exhaust pressure causing the exhaust turbine to spin faster...and so on and so on the cycle just continues...thats the basics pretty much of when and how a turbo produces power

Compression x Each Additional PSI of boost.