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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 10:44 AM
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Evo boost and the cold

Out of curiosity does the cold under like 30 degree's affect boost?
I hear that it's ideal around 50-60 degree's and turbos run like crap if it's too hot.
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 11:52 AM
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i noticed with mine i had to turn my boost way down as soon as we got some sub 30 weather
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 11:55 AM
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My boost fluctuated 8-10 PSI (no I'm not kidding) from 60 to 25 or so, I have a larger set-up though which I know has something to do with it.
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 12:08 PM
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that sounds about right mine was about 8 psi difference
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 06:11 AM
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*update*

I had asked a close friend of mine who drives an STi he gave me a long explanation but in a nutshell what he had told me:

The air is thinner in the summer / Thicker in the winter
The car automatically compensates the amount of air the turbo takes in to produce the same output.

So where it's been cold the air has more density.
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 10:14 AM
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If its computer controlled the cold air will produce less boost to make the same amount of power just a little bit over. With warmer air the car will try to produce slightly more boost to compensate to make the same amount of hp.
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