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Originally Posted by vwnate1
~ the last time I did this was on a hot day going over a steep inline called 'The Grapevine'
I wound the car up to a good cruising speed, A/C on MAX and went up the hill, near the top it nailed loudly and blew a big cloud of blue smoke then began to run better and idle smoother to boot .
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You did this in your 240D?
What speed were you going, like 30mph??
If I hit the grapevine at say, 70mph, with a good current, I'll crest it around 52 mph. 4th gear the whole way. If someone's in the wrong lane, I'm in 3rd.
Couldn't imagine doing this with the AC running.