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Originally Posted by Corts60
I really appreciate this thread. I thought only the 5.7's couldn't handle the turbo. I thought the 6.2/6.5's were good to go. Stock compression on the 5.7's were 22:1. I wonder if you could lower the 5.7's to 18:1 compression and turbo that sob.
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From what I've seen, the 6.2L in stock form can handle about 6-7 psi of boost and still be reliable. Over that, you're asking for trouble. Of all the turbos out there, the Banks turbo was by far the easiest on the engine but also produced the least amount of boost and power.
Lowering the compression would help and would allow more boost but there's still a limit and the limiting factor is the bottom end. A strong bottom end is the reason the 5.9 Cummins can produce well over 1000 hp and the 6.2L much less.