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Carl H »
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Thu Nov 03, 2005 10:06 am
inector sizing is done in relation to desired crank hp, for example stock rb20 injectors (270cc) are good to about 270 crank hp or roughly 250whp.550's should be good to 550whp, ect ect ect.HOWEVER even tho the injector will flow enough fuel for that power level you should NEVER run an injector on its limit.you should keep injectors at 80% duty or below for safety, dont want an injector melting under high boost.i have 550's in my car now but am stepping it up to 720's for safetys sake, if i pull 450whp im at or above 500bhp which means my dydty cycles are way above the 80% saftey margin.best way to calculate injector sizing for the rb engine (or any straight 6 really) is to take injector size * .80 which will give you theroretical whp rating for that injector.so with that being said 550*.8=440, 720*.8=576, ect ect ect.....now fuel pressure also will affect the hp potential of the injectors but in this example im assuming the 43psi base pressure that most injectors are rated at, least mine were rated at that base pressure.