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Old 02-11-2007, 04:35 pm   #1
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Maybe someone has some input on this. My son and I have an '81 350 cu. in. in our car. On the road, in NJ at sea level, we can get approx. 20 lbs. of boost at 6000 rpm's. On a Chassis dyno in Carlisle PA, it only made 10 lbs. of boost at 6000 rpm's. I don't know the altitude there. The only difference that I can think of is the altitude and a lack of wind resistance on the dyno. How much of a difference would one or both of these factors make? Is there anything else that could have produced half as much boost?
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Old 02-12-2007, 06:49 am   #2
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Hi there,
A few questions, did you make the same power as you did at sea level??
Is the gauge accurate??
Possibly a bad blowoff valve???
Belt slippage??
Other then the altitude, this is what I can think of.
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