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Jan 22, 2003 | 02:20 AM

Digit@lex

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Boost and cold weather...

Seeing that it's about 10 degrees outside how much boost can I expect to lose? I have a T-28 that spikes to about 21 PSI and settles to 17-18 PSI at WOT in 3rd gear. Is this normal?

I am thinking that it would normally spike to 23-25 PSI and then settle at 20 PSI.

Thanks.

Jan 22, 2003 | 11:13 AM

Ray Khan

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From: Melrose, MA

apples to oranges, but in the minus 5 we had

up in NH over the weekend...I was seeing only about 16 lbs of boost. Then again I've got a different turbo/programming and I'm DBW. I was hitting about 20 psi back when it was in the teens and twenties.

Jan 23, 2003 | 03:35 AM

Digit@lex

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Good enough comparo...I was just curious as to how much boost people were losing in the cold.

I will probably change most of my hoses and clamps spring time. Any recommendations for those? Samco?

Thanks.

Jan 23, 2003 | 07:07 AM

Ray Khan

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I have a few OEM hoses I'm reusing right now that I shoudl probably replace as well

I don't know what else is out there other than samco.

Jan 23, 2003 | 08:28 AM

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Plain old 'merican vacuum hose works good, is cheap and readily available. The only silicone I have

is the short piece that runs just above the turbo to the APR intake hose (due to the heat of the turbo in that location). All the other hoses are just vacumm hose from NAPA or similar.