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Old 2010-08-17, 04:37 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by WRX06TR View Post
Cool thanks Scott. I always wait for my car to hit operating temp, which I define as the water temp reaching the middle of the gauge before I hit boost.
That's better than most people... but oil temps lag quite a bit behind the water temps. Probably a good rule of thumb is that boost is okay once the water temps are up... but give it another 10 minutes before actually flooring/flogging the car.
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