Chevy/GMC 6.2L and 6.5L Discussion of Chevy and GMC Trucks with 6.2L and 6.5L Diesel Engines

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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 12:00 PM
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What is the most boost you can hold in a 6.5 motor and safe to run it at..How much until **** starts breaking?
 
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 12:21 PM
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well in a stock compression 6.5 i would not go over 14 psi. with headstuds maybe 16 17 psi max. with compression reduced to 18:1 i would not go over 30 psi.
 
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Old Nov 26, 2009 | 05:05 PM
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Totally stock i would not go over 9psi, your truck is supposed to defuel at 10psi, mine defuels more like 11psi. On a chipped rig you can go up to 15psi, anything over that is not efficient for these turbos....
 
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 09:03 PM
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you might be lucky to build 13 with a stock charger
 
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 11:01 PM
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are you kidding me. people put out 15 psi all day on the gm x series of turbos. some even go to 17. one idiot went to 20. where you getting this info
 
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Old Feb 12, 2010 | 06:07 PM
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I would not go over 15. Had a friend clamp waste gate shut on a 92 6.5 it would bury a 15psi gauge. It ran for along time like that till he sold it. I would not recommend doing that.
 
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Old Feb 13, 2010 | 12:31 AM
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i would not recommend it either. especially if you tow or have lots of hills. once you put a large load on that engine without a operating wastegate it will start to overboost or hopefully eventually defuel. do yourself a favor and run a wastegate.
 
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Old Feb 13, 2010 | 05:28 PM
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It was a 92 with mechanical i/p it was turned way up to
 
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Old Feb 14, 2010 | 02:38 PM
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thats a good way to blow a engine
 
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