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Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2002 00:03:03 +0000 (UTC)
From: amesnopsamrak.demon.co.uk (Andrew Stephenson)
Subject: Re: Saab V8


In article <Snln9.8551$OB5.843925nopsamread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net> cstoyernopsamrpex,com writes: > [...] > > In addition to better gas mileage and less weight for the same > performance, for those few of us who live at high elevations, > the turbocharger compensates for loss of air at high > elevations. > > The Eisenhower Tunnel on I-70 is at 11,000 feet (3,300 m) where > there is 2/3 the air that there is at sea level. So your 250 hp > NA car now has 167 hp. To compound matters, the grade > approaching the tunnel is very steep. > > [...] Monarch Pass (14,000 feet?) was fun in June 1999 (dry; but warm and therefore thinner air) in a rented GM Malibu set up for LA. The poor thing's automatic gearbox was bewildered and the engine was definitely gasping by the time the car park of the rest area hove into view. Lots of other vehicles there with their lids up. (Didn't feel too steady myself, at that altitude.) Did the run over the top twice in the one day -- can one have too much fun? -- Andrew Stephenson

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