Anything to worry about? Elevation Change car runs like a champ

manny07sti · 07-18-2008, 03:42 PM

Its just a quick question. Im running stage 2 OTS with APS intake. I currently live in El Paso elevation is about 4200FT. While I went back home to San Diego I was about sea level. My Boost avg. here in El Paso is about 18.5 PSI. When i went home i was hitting about 20.5 PSi then taper to 19.5. anything to worry about. It felt like a totally different car. But in a good way.

Thanks
Manny Z

pearlwhitesti · 07-18-2008, 03:56 PM

Good ole El Paso! Lemme guess, your there because your station on Ft. Bliss? Sorry, totally off topic, but there alot of dust storms out there! I bet its hard on that Subaru paint.

Back on topic! No, I don't think there is anything to worry about. Cars typically run better in lower elevation, especially turbo cars.

manny07sti · 07-18-2008, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by pearlwhitesti

Good ole El Paso! Lemme guess, your there because your station on Ft. Bliss? Sorry, totally off topic, but there alot of dust storms out there! I bet its hard on that Subaru paint.

Back on topic! No, I don't think there is anything to worry about. Cars typically run better in lower elevation, especially turbo cars.

Yup man good'ol US Army. Paint wise I rented a APT that has a garage to protect her from the elements.

Flycaster · 07-18-2008, 06:22 PM

Hitting higher boost at lower elevations is normal. You're gonna make a buttload more power at the same boost, and way more if your boost goes up too much. If this is a shelf map (I guess that's what you mean by "OTS"), look at the map notes or contact the map builder and ask. Better safe than sorry on this one, amigo.

manny07sti · 07-19-2008, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Flycaster

Hitting higher boost at lower elevations is normal. You're gonna make a buttload more power at the same boost, and way more if your boost goes up too much. If this is a shelf map (I guess that's what you mean by "OTS"), look at the map notes or contact the map builder and ask. Better safe than sorry on this one, amigo.

Yeah its the OTS map from COBB.

07-18-2008, 03:42 PM	#1
manny07sti Senior STI Driver Car: 07 Subaru WRX STi Bl Fav Mod: APS INTAKE Location: EL PASO, TX Posts: 378 Join Date: Nov 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Anything to worry about? Elevation Change car runs like a champ Its just a quick question. Im running stage 2 OTS with APS intake. I currently live in El Paso elevation is about 4200FT. While I went back home to San Diego I was about sea level. My Boost avg. here in El Paso is about 18.5 PSI. When i went home i was hitting about 20.5 PSi then taper to 19.5. anything to worry about. It felt like a totally different car. But in a good way. Thanks Manny Z This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

07-18-2008, 03:56 PM	#2
pearlwhitesti Banned Car: 07 Pearl White STi Fav Mod: LC & FFS Location: Chicago Posts: 271 Join Date: Jul 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Anything to worry about? Elevation Change car runs like a champ Good ole El Paso! Lemme guess, your there because your station on Ft. Bliss? Sorry, totally off topic, but there alot of dust storms out there! I bet its hard on that Subaru paint. Back on topic! No, I don't think there is anything to worry about. Cars typically run better in lower elevation, especially turbo cars.

07-18-2008, 06:22 PM	#4
Flycaster S204 Racer Posts: 3,008 Join Date: Apr 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Anything to worry about? Elevation Change car runs like a champ Hitting higher boost at lower elevations is normal. You're gonna make a buttload more power at the same boost, and way more if your boost goes up too much. If this is a shelf map (I guess that's what you mean by "OTS"), look at the map notes or contact the map builder and ask. Better safe than sorry on this one, amigo. Last edited by Flycaster : 07-18-2008 at 06:25 PM.