I am moving to Colorado

[Holland]

Maybe if we ad the AZ and CO crowd we would have 10 people.

[iamsam]

why thank you. so there does seem to be a few more people than three.

[e30maniac]

y are u moving?

[iamsam]

y m i moving? b cuz of family needs.

[StereoInstaller1]

well, we will have to get more CO people onto R3V!

There ya go, these cars are loved everywhere, you just gotta get people involved!

Print some flyers, maybe?

Colorado is beautiful, and high altitudes call for turbocharging!

[iamsam]

There ya go, these cars are loved everywhere, you just gotta get people involved!

Print some flyers, maybe?

Colorado is beautiful, and high altitudes call for turbocharging!

flyers, hmmmmm...... i know my parents-in-law's neighbor has a MINT black E30 325i, i should swindle him into joining....

Colorado is beautiful, and i am not sure about the crack-smokers, but all the times i have been out there i have not run into nearly as many as you see walking around here in MD....

and noob question here: why is thinner air good for turbocharging?

[Holland]

Because NA cars have a harder time breathing so turbocharging will force the air in.

[StereoInstaller1]

Turbos automatically compensate for lower oxygen density. That is why most small planes that fly higher altitudes run them.

Same power under boost basically no matter the altitude, but more importantly, quicker on boost due to lower O2 levels.

[iamsam]

As soon as i land a totally sweet job out there and start raking in the cash i am going to buy an M42, rebuild it, and turbo the living shit out of it. (and put it in my E30 of course)

[Bishop]

Yeah, I don't know of many crack heads around Boulder. It's a really "green" town.... HUGE for weed though... HUGE...

As for the thinner air, were a mile above sea level so it's harder for the N/A cars to make the same power they would on say the west coast... It was already addressed, but forced induction (supercharger or turbo) are the only real options at getting some power back. I will say though, forced induction doesn't fix the problem 100%.... I've owned a WRX, and an STi here, both of which couldn't make full boost in Colorado, but drive to Nebraska or head west, the car would completely change with an added 1 or 2 psi..

[iamsam]

Yeah, I don't know of many crack heads around Boulder. It's a really "green" town.... HUGE for weed though... HUGE...

As for the thinner air, were a mile above sea level so it's harder for the N/A cars to make the same power they would on say the west coast... It was already addressed, but forced induction (supercharger or turbo) are the only real options at getting some power back. I will say though, forced induction doesn't fix the problem 100%.... I've owned a WRX, and an STi here, both of which couldn't make full boost in Colorado, but drive to Nebraska or head west, the car would completely change with an added 1 or 2 psi..

hmmm.... that's a bummer!! well i guess it evens the playing field all around, if my M42 is slower, so is everyone else.

[Bishop]

Yeah, it's not like a certain motor or something is susceptible. We all suffer

[S14pwrdE30]

Loveland is quite a bit north, a lot closer to Ft. Collins that Boulder.

[iamsam]

Loveland is quite a bit north, a lot closer to Ft. Collins that Boulder.

this i know, i have been to CO many times, but i am moving there for good this thursday!

[turbo325i]

Welcome to the rockies bro. I just visited my cousins who live in Colorado Springs. Absolutely gorgeous area! For me Colorado rivals Utah for its great outdoors and scenery.

The drive from Utah to Denver is SO amazing! Climbing up vale pass... breathtaking. Oh yea, and driving up Pikes Peak is sick too!