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QUESTION: hot air make's the turbos boost less right????

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Old 05-02-2004, 01:46 PM
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QUESTION: hot air make's the turbos boost less right????
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Default Total opposite. Cold air is denser than hot air.

Why the apostrophe? :/
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so if the temp out side is 70 the turbos will make less boost then at 90 degress
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Maybe not enough for you to notice.
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cold air = denser = higher volume = more boost
hot air = thinner = lower volume = less boost
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You do *NOT* see more boost in cold weather. It takes less boost in the cold to pull the same MAF
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are you playing with me or what????
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so know who the hell is right
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I have never driven our car in 90 degrees so I can't say the exact difference.
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Bottom line, you will see less boost on your gauge or via Vag in cold weather *if you have N75*


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