my '88 5kcstq

Robert Deis rdeis at io.com
Thu Dec 21 10:00:28 EST 2000


On Thu, 21 Dec 2000, Aleksander Mierzwa wrote:

> If you are reading 0.9 with the engine off, the 1.2 maximum figure seems
> correct to me. With the engine off I get 1.0 bar and the maximum boost
> rarely exceeds 1.3. I only get 1.4 in very hot weather.

Depends on where you live.  From what I can tall, the 1.3 figure is
absolute pressure, so its independent of altitude, but if you live higher
up, the "normal" reading will be lower.  The one I test drove read 0.8 at
6000 ft.

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