He's referencing your picture showing 0.4 bar.

 

Ah, I see. Well if you click the image there is a video which shows the car under WOT.

 

Geez I am blind! You only posted in bold to click the image. Argh!

 

Would love to point and laugh, but don't worry I just added the bold bit after you posted as it wasn't clear haha.

 

Actually, this leads me to another question... What effect does boost level have on the longevity of the engine. Can you boost to 1.0 and the engine last 100k miles? Is there an advantage to keeping the boost pressure lower?

 

Sorry. My bad. I was just looking at the picture.

 

You must be getting old like me.

 

Yeah -- who the heck reads the directions these days anyway?

 

You said it boosts .7 in 3rd GEAR. Mind trying it in 6th at roughly the same highway speed? I bet its 1.0 or higher.

Jim

 

I'm sure that, in theory, lower boost pressure (just like lower rpm) does put less stress, wear and tear on any engine. However, what fun would that be?

The real question is what levels of boost is the engine and its components designed to take. I suspect that, at the boost levels we're talking about here, there's minimal effect on the longevity of the engine. Other folks here with more knowledge could be more definitive.

 

Get up to 700-800 HP and rumor has it connecting rods start to get tweaked. That can't be good. Probably doesn't help the crank bearings either.

Of course, I haven't seen it myself.

Jim