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Old May 29, 2011 | 10:22 PM
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i just moved from michigan to the mountians of colorado and i can feel the lack of power from the thin air i was just hoping i wouldnt notice it . Well time to add more parts hehe
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Old May 30, 2011 | 06:33 AM
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Mi ftw!!!
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Fl ftw!

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Fl ftw!

EDIT: All caps no worky...
wouldnt mind living in FL at all... used to go to the lakeland area for spring training for baseball. miss going down.
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agreed mi for the win.
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Turbos don't have that problem since you can just crank up the boost to compensate!

Just sayin'.
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Ya, well I'm at 7000 ft above sea level, every 1000 feet u lose 3% power, and I'm sure it applies to turbos as well, less exhaust pressure is comming out.
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Ya, well I'm at 7000 ft above sea level, every 1000 feet u lose 3% power, and I'm sure it applies to turbos as well, less exhaust pressure is comming out.
You still lose power, but you can compensate by increasing the boost.

I live at 5600 feet and have a turbocharged car with an adjustable wastegate. Ask me how I know!
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well have u ever ran at sea level for more than a week? whatever...... either way im running n/a and i have a power loss
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well have u ever ran at sea level for more than a week? whatever...... either way im running n/a and i have a power loss
Car goes to sea level every day. I can tell a difference.

But it does suck to lose power in the altitude. Our Impala SS is noticeably weaker up at our house.
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