Hi Moose,
The 1989 Volvo is a fuel-injected 4-cyl, and I was surprised at how well the
injection system did the job at Estes Park. However, in today's traffic, it
suffers from anemia when merging. Its highway replacement is 2007 V70 with
a turbo 5-cyl. That is a real pleasure to drive.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Moose" <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 10, 2013 3:27 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: The Wife's Favorite
> On 6/10/2013 11:18 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>> I definitely felt the thinness when walking around in the upper reaches
>> of
>> the park. My wife, who inherited an abundance of red blood cells, had no
>> problems.
>>
>> The engine was happy as long as I shifted down and kept the RPM above
>> 3000.
>
> My old carburetor aspirated 911 distinctly lost some power over about
> 6-7000'. The Audi 5000CS Turbo Quattro showed no
> obvious effects from altitude. A turbo designed to reach max boost at
> relatively moderate RPMs just dumps less out the
> waste gate in thinner air. :-) Yes, it displayed the boost, max 1.2 atms.
>
> Kompressor Moose
>
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