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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 06:36 PM
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Renntech - POSSIBLE PROBLEM

I was made aware of the possible problem today with the intercooler water pump. Supposedly this problem has been around for a while. The end result from what I can understand is not having the power that you think you have.

Anyone know more about this, my technical knowledge is pretty low.
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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 10:13 PM
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I was made aware of the possible problem today with the intercooler water pump. Supposedly this problem has been around for a while. The end result from what I can understand is not having the power that you think you have.

Anyone know more about this, my technical knowledge is pretty low.
This is a common problem on ALL TT600s and S/C55s. It's so common that my dealer stocks several of the things at all times. I had this problem on my S600 (bone stock). It went from running 12.4's to 13.6's. After half a day at the dealer it was back to 12.4's again. It was a free, quick, easy fix.
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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 10:16 PM
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This is a common problem on ALL TT600s and S/C55s. It's so common that my dealer stocks several of the things at all times. I had this problem on my S600 (bone stock). It went from running 12.4's to 13.6's. After half a day at the dealer it was back to 12.4's again. It was a free, quick, easy fix.
Other than your change in track times, how would you know that there is actually the problem?
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Other than your change in track times, how would you know that there is actually the problem?
I could feel a very small difference in power, the car wasn't throwing me back in the seat like before. The car usually wants to break traction even at 75% throttle, with the problem, it wouldn't break traction.
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