Turbo 273 ?s

I don't want to get in a pissing match but unless you have a really good tune, want to use high octane fuel, water methanol, have a super intercooler, yea...... detonation with boost kills cast pistons, & they can't really stand up to the high temperatures that comes with boosting like forged pistons can.

I'm working on a turbo swap for my Ford Ranger with a 2.3l turbo engine out of a '87 Thunderbird turbocoupe (they have forge 8:1 pistons from the factory for a reason) & have been research a lot about turbocharging & the same basic principals should apply here.

My friend who has his twin turbo Dart also says the same thing too.

Now granted I thought about putting our vintage paxton supercharge on a stock 2 barrel low compression bottom end for our Barracuda but they only put out about 6-7psi at most.

I like to be on the safe side but if you try & works thats great! but don't come complaining to me if it anything happens.

I hear you on that. There are tons of guys running upwards of 10:1 compression with cast pistons running a lot of boost reliably. Is it for everyone? No, but it can be done. Yes your tune better be dead nuts. Keeping the intake air temps low is
Key to stay away from detonation.

Check out theturboforums.com , there are some boost crazy animals that take stock internals to 800-1000hp and they live.