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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 05:27 AM
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Hey Guys,

Hopefully these arent stupid questions!!.....

I'm planning on driving my car from Edmonton (Elevation: 668m/2191ft) to Vancouver (Elevation: 2m/7ft-sea level). The drive is about 10 hours. Do I need to worry about the change in elevation?

Also, will the 10hour highway drive be okay on the turbo?

I have the APS ST running at 91 octane.

Any help would be greatly appreciated....thanks!
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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 05:30 AM
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should be ok, I took my twin turbo 300zx on a road trip to florida and back, about 17 hours each way. That was after I just done a twin turbo conversion, I had just rebuilt the whole engine and only had like 200 miles on it and it performed great.
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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 05:32 AM
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Should be fine, if your not playing around you should be in low RPMS and no/low boost when cruising.
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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 06:50 AM
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I think a # of us have taken long trips with turbo'd cars. I would sugest just cruising and using your low boost setting if you have one to save on gas.
Keep an eye on engine/water temps and you should be good.
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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 07:10 AM
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I drove 800+ miles from Georgia to Michigan on a barely broken in motor with no troubles at all. Is 91 octane the most you have available?
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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by dutchboy
I drove 800+ miles from Georgia to Michigan on a barely broken in motor with no troubles at all. Is 91 octane the most you have available?

94 octane is availiable where I am starting and where I am finishing. Not sure about the ride in between though. If I could run 94 that would probably help?
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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 08:27 AM
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Make sure you check your oil level too!! That **** killed me on my drive from Ft. Drum, NY to Ft. L wood MO, and resulted in catastrophic failure!!(on my last car before Z)
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