Has anyone noticed how much the Vr-4 likes the evenings cold air as oppossed to warm days.
I seem to notice it a fair bit when driving in the day and then booting it round in the evening.
The intercooler likes it cold.
Has anyone noticed how much the Vr-4 likes the evenings cold air as oppossed to warm days.
I seem to notice it a fair bit when driving in the day and then booting it round in the evening.
The intercooler likes it cold.
yeap I have noticed this too
Last weekend the weather was really hot and humid nearly 85
Car felt a little slugish
I also try not to park the car with the front facing the sun as this can might heat up the intercooler
Nick
Hey I never thought of that about the sun and the intercooler, mind you I try and park in the shade as much as possible as we have leather interior. So hot days hot seats, cold days cold seats... lol I can't win
Cheers,
Pescha!
1997 Mitsubishi Legnum VR-4 Type-S station wagon
2.5 litre V6 24V twin turbo
K and N Air Pod Filter
17 inch SSA Forza Chrome Shadow alloy wheels,
with Nankang (ultra-low profile radial) 215/45/17 tyres
Tanabe Sustec Springs and KYB shocks
2 1/4 inch exhaust
Alpine CD stacker
2006 Pioneer MP3 CD player
Leather interior
Auto gage Boost meter
Carbon fibre Evo6 Bonnet
HKS SSQV STYLE BOV
Facelift ECU
Fet Turbo timer
Cold air = more oxygen.
Turbos like colder air thus water or water/metanol mixture to spray and cool charge into cylinders and bigger and better intercoolers
And as we have discussed, our HKS induction kits are less than ideal for ensuring cool air for turbo given high temp in engine bay but do any of us notice the reduced poewer ? - perhaps you have to be really good to spot/feel the reduced power
Never had a turbo before the VR-4 but recent early morning 0800 laps at the Nurburgring felt as if the car had a bit more urge than laps during hotter part of the day
Having just come back from Euro track days in high temp I can still say the VR-4 felt as quick as ever
Maybe I am fooling myself but whatever it was fast enough for me