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ok.. this question may seem noobish but either way..

i have noticed that on the hottest of hot days i loose almost all of the performance from my r32 gtst and my oil pressure seems to go quite low on idle... is this normal? on every other day the oil pressure and performance are absolutely fine, but when its a really hot sunny day, things arent so great... any ideas?

cheers

damo

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yes this is normal , becuase on a hot day the oil becomes thinner and the air is hot you will loose a bit of

power ,as opposed to night when it is also cooler and more dense you will make more power.

hence why we have drags at night and also why we all love the night time cruising.

cheers

Edited by gtstcoupe
ok.. this question may seem noobish but either way..

i have noticed that on the hottest of hot days i loose almost all of the performance from my r32 gtst and my oil pressure seems to go quite low on idle... is this normal? on every other day the oil pressure and performance are absolutely fine, but when its a really hot sunny day, things arent so great... any ideas?

cheers

damo

circulate ur air con into your intake

LOL

circulate ur air con into your intake
. :(

Have you modified anything other than your standard coolers?

Heat is heat and you can only get rid of so much of it especially when everything gets heat saturated, hot air, hot road, hot everyting!

Summer sucks. :P

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