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Originally Posted by Shaolin Crane
I also have to say i think there was a bit of miscommunication on my part as far as the terms of my engine,i didnt mean to come off as im going to make 800rwhp with 14psi of boost, just that i wanted to make sure i was understanding the equation for calculating boost, minus the variables set forth due to parasitic loss etc. My error and i hope this clears some stuff up
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Not really. You need to calculate from gross hp, not flywheel hp with accessories and definitely not wheel hp, then you need to subtract parasitic losses.
Further, you don't have a 347 that makes 430whp with only 9.5:1 compression. A 9.5:1 347 with TF or AFR heads will make closer to 450 gross hp, with a nice tune, with the right cam, if you're lucky.
So let's play with rough math:
450 gross hp - 5% for accessories and exhaust and - 15% for a standard trans driveline and a solid diff = 360 wheel hp.
800whp/ 360 whp = 2.22. Which is 1.22 x stock whp.
1.22 x 14.7 = 17.9 lbs of boost, not including blower loss!
So my guess, you'll need closer to 20lbs of boost to get to 800whp with a 347 running Trick Flow 185s and a fatty cam.