08-11-2007, 03:02 PM
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Great picture, Chills! So you added exactly 1 HP on the trip! 
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08-11-2007, 03:24 PM
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Nice, Chills, glad you had a successful trip. I did that St. Louis to Albuquerque (my parents live in Santa Fe half the year) leg myself as part of my move out to Cali from NY, and it was nice driving. I didn't do it in a Box though, which would have definitely been funner. New Mexico is such a weird state to drive in ain't it? There's Albuquerque/SF in the middle and jack **************** all around.
I'm curious, how did your Box run at high elevation? Some cars seem to get affected quite a bit.
I assume you were filling with 87-89, due to availability at that altitude.
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08-11-2007, 04:27 PM
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That's a LONG freakin' drive! I can't say my ass would be able to take that--I get whiny after just a drive up and down to San Francisco!
As for elevation, I can feel the difference in horsepower even when just driving out on I-8 to Viejas (Alpine). I think the sign said that it was about 2000 ft. MSL, which isn't a lot, but it definitely took some snort out of the car.
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08-11-2007, 05:59 PM
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I'd have been more impressed if you had done it on the ZX 10R...
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08-11-2007, 07:44 PM
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Not a bad little trip!
In April I drove out to Phoenix from Austin (just over 1000 miles one way) and back. The Boxster ran great the whole way, and I averaged 31mpg for the whole trip.
I'll likely be driving out there again in December, for a cousin's wedding.
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08-12-2007, 05:41 AM
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Good luck, Schnell! My fiance and I have been talking about driving the AlCan some day. We love Alaska and try to get up there every couple of years.
DJ, she was actually licking the water off the car and I tried to take a pic of that, but she moved.
bmuss.... lol!! I can now claim 251hp.
SD987, yeah there's NOTHING in New Mexico. It's an empty state. I noticed a slight drop in gas mileage with the 90 octane at the pumps (IL has 93) but that's about it. I never accelerated real hard but I did take a spirited drive up North 14 from Edgewood to Madrid. The car ran great the entire time, even at the high altitudes. I didn't notice any difference in performance.
dmcutter, yeah right! I get sore after 30 minutes on the 10R. There have been many times I was riding it this year and I thought to myself, "I'd be much more comfortable in my Boxster," lol.
I'd definately do another road trip in this car.
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08-13-2007, 11:25 AM
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Location: Chicago
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Chills,
Glad you had a great trip ! I was also suprised how well the Box is on a long distance trip when we went down to the Tail of the Dragon...
Welcome home 
Nick
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