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Thu Dec 22, 2005 3:03 pm
No..
Turbochargers are used as "correction devices," for pressure issues on aircraft.
No matter what, your manifold pressure is 9psi. Pressure is not changing in there as a result of atmospheric pressure therefore power is not changing as a result of atmospheric pressure.
Supercharged cars can be affected due to the fact that they simply put air in at a constant rate and are not governed by what pressure the manifold is seeing. They are geared and then they produce whatever pressure they produce.
Naturally asperated cars are affected the most no doubt becuase atmospheric pressure determines how much air enters the engine. They have no way of adding more air. So if atmospheric pressure goes down, then airflow goes down for them. They are the ones who NEED correction to get accurate numbers. Its fair for them.
But the wastegate isn't going to open any sooner because atmospheric pressure goes down. There are slight issues regarding your temperature as it looks to be quite cold there.. but just to keep everyone on a level playing field, everyone now uses UNCORRECTED numbers. Its just that some people (Not you) like to use them to their advantage. Like if they cause the number to go up, they use them, but if they cause the number to go down, they don't.