hey guys I dont know anything about turbos and i was wondering if some one could explain to me what psi and boost means on turbos. I would like to save to get a turbo installed but I would like to understand everything first. oh and if so could you put in what else would be kind of a must to change about the car so the it all fits to gather. for example. I hear u have to change the the suspention or stuff like that for the car to be able to work well with the car. thanks.

 

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/turbo.htm

 

ya ive been there before it didnt really help me.

 

this didnt help??

"Turbochargers allow an engine to burn more fuel and air by packing more into the existing cylinders. The typical boost provided by a turbocharger is 6 to 8 pounds per square inch (psi). Since normal atmospheric pressure is 14.7 psi at sea level, you can see that you are getting about 50 percent more air into the engine. Therefore, you would expect to get 50 percent more power. It's not perfectly efficient, so you might get a 30- to 40-percent improvement instead."

 

http://www.oddballautoparts.com/Auto..._Parts_A_F.htm

 

What is N/A and F/I: https://my350z.com/forum/forced-induction/167915-what-is-n-a-and-f-i.html

 

PSI stands for pounds per square inch, meaning, how many pounds of air is packed per square inch inside your engine. It is measured through a vacum line. Boost is an old thing. Word kind of stands for pushing, lifting, raising, in the turbo category it would be ait pressure.

If this didn't help, try the www.howstuffworks.com

 

Try go get boost as HIGH as possible, it will make your car more reliable.

 

If you dont know the fundamentals about turbochargers (what boost and psi are).... then you really dont want to delve into forced induction on a 350Z. Read the threads in the FI section and you will see what Im talking about. It will involve a lot of money and time if you go down that road (although Im sure its work every penny and every second), but it's essential to have a thorough knowledge about turbos. Unless that is you are rich as hell and you can just pay everyone to do everything.

No, you do not HAVE to change the suspension, it's not essential
You will want to upgrade the clutch, and make sure you have some wide tires in the back too

 

N/A= Naturally Aspirated

F/I= Forced Induction (Boost...turbo, supercharger, etc)

 

Click the link idiot.

 

Normally a naturally aspirated car takes in air from outside the car to the inside of the cylinder where air and gas mix and burn in an explosion that drives the piston. the air absorbed is at 14psi which is the atmospheric natural pressure. Forced induction (turbo or SC) use a compressor that compresses air forcing it in the cylinder at high pressure. the more that pressure , the more the boost , the more air inside, the more gas inside , the bigger the explosion. if the pressure of the forced air is lets say 8psi , it means that the compressor is boosting or compressing air at a pressure of 8 psi above ambient pressure (14psi) . if for example your boost is 8psi then the air in has a total pressure of 14+8 =22 psi and you have an increse in boost of around 57percent thus a theoratical increase of power of 57 percent.

 

'boost' is the net pressure inside a cylinder. Since atmospheric pressure is 14 lb/square inch, if your boosting at 8PSI for example, the pressure inside the cylinder is 8+14= 22PSI. With more pressure, there is more air (obviously), and according to avagadro's law, pressure is directly related to the amount of molecules in a gas. With more molecules of oxygen, more gasoline can react stoich and you'd have more power from a pressurized cylinder of volume X, then from a cylinder of volume X at 14PSI..
More boost = more air + more fuel= more power..

N/A is naturally aspirated..as the cylinders are air tight and form a vacuum...when they are lifted, it creates a suction and air is sucked in rather than being forced in, and is compressed.

 

LOL your EVIL!

 

Man, I just spent hours on that website!