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Re: Audis at altitude (WAS: A6 Car of the Year)



All I
> know for sure is that turbos still pull hard at 11,000 feet when even the
> high performance normally aspirated cars start to wheeze.
> BTW, the downside is that turbo lag is accentuated by higher altitudes.
> 

I still saw a full 1.7 bar at 9,000 feet last week which is what I see
here at sea level. I agree, lag was accentuated, but I had plenty of
power. NA cars were definately having a hard time as were the 2wd cars
:)
Wolff 
'91 200 tq