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A1337STI · 2011-08-31, 02:25 PM

Nice well all except the running hot bit, damn turbo cars.

The handling sounds nice, your vibrations seem like too much.. ugh drinking coffee might chip a tooth!

Do you think air through the radiator is colliding with the air from the hood scoop making the pressure behind the radiator a bit higher than ideal? I know you mentioned how the factory under hood tray , is there to assist in lowering the pressure behind the radiator but i wonder if its still "enough" at track speeds ?

I'm wondering what an absolute pressure gauge would be reading , behind the radiator at various speeds (ramping up to track speeds) ?

or is the factory setup just not quite adequate for a track day in august ? (radiator a touch too thin ) ? hmm

2011-08-31, 02:25 PM	#46
A1337STI EJ205 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,840 Car: Impreza and an Impreza Class: AS / CRS PerfStock "pedal on the right"	Nice well all except the running hot bit, damn turbo cars. The handling sounds nice, your vibrations seem like too much.. ugh drinking coffee might chip a tooth! Do you think air through the radiator is colliding with the air from the hood scoop making the pressure behind the radiator a bit higher than ideal? I know you mentioned how the factory under hood tray , is there to assist in lowering the pressure behind the radiator but i wonder if its still "enough" at track speeds ? I'm wondering what an absolute pressure gauge would be reading , behind the radiator at various speeds (ramping up to track speeds) ? or is the factory setup just not quite adequate for a track day in august ? (radiator a touch too thin ) ? hmm __________________ Fighting uphill battles, one bullet at a time!