Quote Originally Posted by tony
I'm just trying to kick around some ideas. I have no problems with detonation at all, EGT's are relatively low..

Heres my dilema, untuned my car hits 10psi on a regular basis sometimes 11psi. The car is making 406whp at 9psi and with a proper tune I should get around 430-450whp @ 9psi. 470whp is possible at 10psi but I'm not sure if I want to push the engine like that just yet, the rods are the weak link in the VQ motor so I'm wondering if torque is the number I should be concerned about rather than boost or horsepower.
heres my .02:
all motor are different. if you have to run MORE boost to get the SAME power, its a flow problem. what size exhaust do you have? what size DP? i would look to getting a 3in exhaust to see how much you numbers would increase, Dyno open downpipe too and see what happens.

In your case i would be worried about Boost levels, those rods will buckle, we all know it. is it worth it for a few extra whp?