Cold air and the turbos???
12-19-2002, 12:51 PM
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Cold air and the turbos???
Can anyone tell me what the implications are, if any, to the Turbos on the TT if you drive the car in pretty cold weather? I cant think that there are any as long as you dont get on the boost when the car is cold but I wanted to ask any of you cold climate people if they have driven their turbos in cold weather. After all these cars are from Germany and it is not always warm there!
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12-19-2002, 01:25 PM
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all I can think is that they would absolutely love it. All cars love cold weather, they will be making more horsepower in cold weather. The only problem you will run into is traction in cold weather, but with AWD it shouldn't be a problem.
12-19-2002, 05:54 PM
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Jason,
I was just talking about this subject with another 993tt owner after taking mine out Tuesday night at 23 degrees.
The turbos love the cold air and you can feel it while driving. There is no mistaking it as soon as you open up the throttle and get the turbos spooling.
It makes sense as in the cold, the charged air is denser and more effective.
I hope that you can get out of work early enough to seal the deal on the black one. Definitely stay away from that unknown yellow one that you posted on from eBay.
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I was just talking about this subject with another 993tt owner after taking mine out Tuesday night at 23 degrees.
The turbos love the cold air and you can feel it while driving. There is no mistaking it as soon as you open up the throttle and get the turbos spooling.
It makes sense as in the cold, the charged air is denser and more effective.
I hope that you can get out of work early enough to seal the deal on the black one. Definitely stay away from that unknown yellow one that you posted on from eBay.
Steve
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12-19-2002, 06:14 PM
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I've been enjoying the hell out of the sub 45 degree weather in DC lately, even going for a couple of late night drives in 20 degree weather. It's definitely noticeable. Oil temps are low, too, staying pegged at 7 o'clock on the gauge.
12-20-2002, 08:42 PM
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There is one caution! Warm the engine oil to a normal operating temperature before running over 4k rpm! Warm all chassis fluids before going Banzai! A cooler ambient equates to more power but things have to warn up before you go crazy on the throttle! It is fun isn't it?
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12-20-2002, 08:48 PM
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This is also why most turbo cars blow up in the winter instead of the super hot summer months. Every turbo car I've ever blown up has been in the dead of winter, usually near freezing 
The worst is when you are using ECU software designed in California, where they don't normally see temperatures of -10C. The mixture goes super lean and pop goes your headgasker or worse!
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The worst is when you are using ECU software designed in California, where they don't normally see temperatures of -10C. The mixture goes super lean and pop goes your headgasker or worse!
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