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T-Cut · 15th August 2018, 16:03

Ambient pressure air at 40-odd Centrigrade contains a lot less oxygen, per litre anyway, than the engine's designed for. Perhaps that's why it didn't run so well without the turbocharging?

TC

15th August 2018, 16:03	#8
T-Cut This is my second home Rover75 and Mreg Corsa. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sumweer onat mote o'dust (Sagin) Posts: 21,753 Thanks: 341 Thanked 3,660 Times in 2,924 Posts	Ambient pressure air at 40-odd Centrigrade contains a lot less oxygen, per litre anyway, than the engine's designed for. Perhaps that's why it didn't run so well without the turbocharging? TC