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Old 05-22-2014, 01:12 PM   #120 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by euromodder View Post
Do keep an eye on engine temperature though.
You want to have a warm diesel engine, not one running too hot.
I like to monitor intake air temperature on a turbo car and actual water temperature. In modern cars the temperature gauge stays in one spot (190º F on my Golf) after warm-up. The ScanGauge will show what is really going on.
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The power needed to push an object through a fluid increases as the cube of the velocity. Mechanical friction increases as the square, so increasing speed requires progressively more power.
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