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Old 03-20-2005, 11:27 AM
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Re: Re: 1 Bar??

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Originally Posted by Tano016
1 bar is equivalent to atmosheric pressure which can be anywhere betweeen 14.5-14.7 psi depending on where you live. So if a turbo's max boost is 1 bar, the pressure right before it enters the cylinder is 14.7 + 14.7 = 29.4 psi, whereas in a NA engine it would be 14.7 psi right before cylinder compression.

Could not have said it better myself
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