# boosted camaro = teh slow

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**Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\
**Created:** [February 5, 2008, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boosted-camaro-teh-slow/235587 "2008-02-05T11:20:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 8:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boosted-camaro-teh-slow/235587/381 "2008-03-02T08:50:29Z")

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get the car to me and ill get the tranny out and new one in why wait :nono…all it takes is 1 time for that sun shell and wipes out the case and your close to itnow that car is runnin right its not gonna help that tranny at allonly hurt it more

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**Author:** ![SSmokinn\_SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@SSmokinn\_SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SSmokinn_SS)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boosted-camaro-teh-slow/235587/382 "2008-03-02T13:01:54Z")

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spring lol…gotta put in a new rear main seal also

you saw my setup etc…if you were me, what torque converter would you go with?? I wanna be able to build about 5-6psi from a dig…so would I want a 3800? stock is 2100 i believe. I will have MT drag radials by then anyways so im not too worried about traction issues.

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**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 4:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boosted-camaro-teh-slow/235587/383 "2008-03-02T16:07:41Z")

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3000/3500 still streetable and yet a good hit when ya need it :nod

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**Author:** ![QuickLT1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/eada6e/32.png) [@QuickLT1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/QuickLT1)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boosted-camaro-teh-slow/235587/384 "2008-03-02T18:12:52Z")

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I have a 3200 stall. It depends on where it flashs thou. Cant always go by stall.

Id say around 3200 would be nice, streetable and you will build boost.

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**Author:** ![SSmokinn\_SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@SSmokinn\_SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SSmokinn_SS)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boosted-camaro-teh-slow/235587/385 "2008-03-02T18:33:10Z")

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well i see full boost by 3900 rpms…and i have 3.42 rear gears.

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**Author:** ![Shawn96VR-4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 8:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boosted-camaro-teh-slow/235587/386 "2008-03-02T20:10:02Z")

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Why do people say ‘full boost’? What exactly is that? Where are you seeing XPSI at YRPM?

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**Author:** ![Johawk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/johawk/32/6284_2.png) [@Johawk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Johawk)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boosted-camaro-teh-slow/235587/387 "2008-03-02T20:16:21Z")

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When your turbo meets full spool for your regulated boost… Say you have a WG spring for 10psi. Your full boost would be when ever your at a full 10psi and of course more than 10# would be a spike or boost creep

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**Author:** ![Shawn96VR-4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 8:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boosted-camaro-teh-slow/235587/388 "2008-03-02T20:17:40Z")

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> [@Johawk](#):
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> When your turbo meets full spool for your regulated boost… Say you have a WG spring for 10psi. Your full boost would be when ever your at a full 10psi and of course more than 10# would be a spike or boost creep

I am aware but the term is pointless because it cannot be quantified.

Anyhow, how is full boost your WG spring? And how would more than WG boost be spike or boost creep? Shouldn’t it be the target boost and not ‘WG spring’?

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**Author:** ![Johawk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/johawk/32/6284_2.png) [@Johawk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Johawk)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boosted-camaro-teh-slow/235587/389 "2008-03-02T20:20:57Z")

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I was just using that as an idea of target boost. Full boost is whatever your system is set to meet. Its just a term I guess

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**Author:** ![Shawn96VR-4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boosted-camaro-teh-slow/235587/390 "2008-03-02T20:24:35Z")

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> [@Johawk](#):
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> I was just using that as an idea of target boost. Full boost is whatever your system is set to meet. Its just a term I guess

Makes sense. It’s the target boost. Yea, I just never understood why people use the term.

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**Author:** ![SSmokinn\_SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@SSmokinn\_SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SSmokinn_SS)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 8:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boosted-camaro-teh-slow/235587/391 "2008-03-02T20:53:53Z")

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ok…I have a 15lb wastegate spring in…so I see 15psi at 39XX rpms.

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**Author:** ![Shawn96VR-4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 8:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boosted-camaro-teh-slow/235587/392 "2008-03-02T20:55:26Z")

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> [@Boostin Camaro](#):
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> ok…I have a 15lb wastegate spring in…so I see 15psi at 39XX rpms.

Exactly what I see.

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**Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boosted-camaro-teh-slow/235587/393 "2008-03-02T21:21:14Z")

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> [@Shawn96VR-4](#):
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> Exactly what I see.

but granted this is with a slipping tranny…with a new tranny it should be somewhere around 36XX

also, are you still on upgraded twins?? or a big single?? Not very aware on the setup you have.

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**Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 10:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boosted-camaro-teh-slow/235587/394 "2008-03-02T22:21:16Z")

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shawn96vr-4 is on twin 16g’s with a big fmic… made mid 6xx awhp and 6xx awtq… for a power reference his car went 11.71 @ 127 on a 1.96 60’… on a stock block

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**Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 3:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boosted-camaro-teh-slow/235587/395 "2008-03-03T03:43:55Z")

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What Travis said but the car went 127 with about ~580AWHP without the meth.

God. That 1.96 60’ still hurts to read. I should get rid of the puss and run DRs.

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**Author:** ![Johawk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/johawk/32/6284_2.png) [@Johawk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Johawk)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 5:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boosted-camaro-teh-slow/235587/396 "2008-03-03T05:02:46Z")

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Stock block and stock inernals or just stock block… just want to clarify

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**Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 5:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boosted-camaro-teh-slow/235587/397 "2008-03-03T05:03:45Z")

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stock longblock i believe

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**Author:** ![Johawk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/johawk/32/6284_2.png) [@Johawk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Johawk)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 5:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boosted-camaro-teh-slow/235587/398 "2008-03-03T05:06:49Z")

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ok… longblock is a better word

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**Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 9:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boosted-camaro-teh-slow/235587/399 "2008-03-03T09:02:08Z")

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sweet…car hauls some serious ass then…

what Meth kit are you running?

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**Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 4:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boosted-camaro-teh-slow/235587/400 "2008-03-03T16:46:05Z")

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snow performance iirc? :ponder

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