more power from bad weather???
08-14-2007, 09:55 PM
#12
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RE: more power from bad weather???
Yep, I live in AZ and when the monsoons come in its the only time in the summer my car really feels like a beast! Which is rather annoying because the roads are at least slick if not rivers and its already hard enough to drive without getting killed! [&:] Sometimes I have to take it out at 4 am just to recapture the feeling by the end of the summer, which is about November here!
08-14-2007, 10:34 PM
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RE: more power from bad weather???
ORIGINAL: 06GTGIRL
Here is someplace cold for you!
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ORIGINAL: TrIpOd
sweet. it makes me want to move somewhere cold!
sweet. it makes me want to move somewhere cold!
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08-14-2007, 10:40 PM
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RE: more power from bad weather???
These cars just love cooler, denser air. I have never had a vehicle that was as sensitive to atmospheric conditions as my '06 GT. A cool foggy morning just seems to add 20 horsepower.
08-14-2007, 10:42 PM
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RE: more power from bad weather???
I first noticed how big the weather can impact proformance in my other car (85 t-bird which was on the verge of overheating most of the time)
wow it can be fun but it just reached 100F yesterday around here
wow it can be fun but it just reached 100F yesterday around here
08-15-2007, 11:00 AM
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RE: more power from bad weather???
Hot air is less dense - better fuel economy, but worse power
Cold air, more dense - worse fuel economy, but more power
I love flying when the air is colder, because the little planes I fly feel like a rocket compared to the "dog days" of summer. There's a big difference, and it affects every form of combustion engine I can think of.
One thing about moisture in the air, but I don't know if this would apply to humid weather and cars: WW II fighters sometimes used water or alcohol injection to produce more power. They injected it directly into the throat of the carburetor when they needed an extra boost. I don't remember exactly why this was, but it probably cooled the air.
Cold air, more dense - worse fuel economy, but more power
I love flying when the air is colder, because the little planes I fly feel like a rocket compared to the "dog days" of summer. There's a big difference, and it affects every form of combustion engine I can think of.
One thing about moisture in the air, but I don't know if this would apply to humid weather and cars: WW II fighters sometimes used water or alcohol injection to produce more power. They injected it directly into the throat of the carburetor when they needed an extra boost. I don't remember exactly why this was, but it probably cooled the air.
08-15-2007, 11:23 AM
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RE: more power from bad weather???
ORIGINAL: p51mstg
Hot air is less dense - better fuel economy, but worse power
Cold air, more dense - worse fuel economy, but more power
I love flying when the air is colder, because the little planes I fly feel like a rocket compared to the "dog days" of summer. There's a big difference, and it affects every form of combustion engine I can think of.
One thing about moisture in the air, but I don't know if this would apply to humid weather and cars: WW II fighters sometimes used water or alcohol injection to produce more power. They injected it directly into the throat of the carburetor when they needed an extra boost. I don't remember exactly why this was, but it probably cooled the air.
Hot air is less dense - better fuel economy, but worse power
Cold air, more dense - worse fuel economy, but more power
I love flying when the air is colder, because the little planes I fly feel like a rocket compared to the "dog days" of summer. There's a big difference, and it affects every form of combustion engine I can think of.
One thing about moisture in the air, but I don't know if this would apply to humid weather and cars: WW II fighters sometimes used water or alcohol injection to produce more power. They injected it directly into the throat of the carburetor when they needed an extra boost. I don't remember exactly why this was, but it probably cooled the air.
Funny you say that. Ours is getting 27.6 mpg now on the Leadville run round trip. That is going from 8000' up to 10,200' each day. Night time temps here are around 40-45 now. This is an encrease of 1.5 mpg from when we bought it. Some of that is break in, but very little break in was needed with this engine. I see it as colder air is more power, and more power means you can go the same distance on less fuel at the same speed which mean better fuel economy.
08-15-2007, 11:30 AM
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RE: more power from bad weather???
ORIGINAL: GidyupGo
Funny you say that. Ours is getting 27.6 mpg now on the Leadville run round trip. That is going from 8000' up to 10,200' each day. Night time temps here are around 40-45 now. This is an encrease of 1.5 mpg from when we bought it. Some of that is break in, but very little break in was needed with this engine. I see it as colder air is more power, and more power means you can go the same distance on less fuel at the same speed which mean better fuel economy.
Funny you say that. Ours is getting 27.6 mpg now on the Leadville run round trip. That is going from 8000' up to 10,200' each day. Night time temps here are around 40-45 now. This is an encrease of 1.5 mpg from when we bought it. Some of that is break in, but very little break in was needed with this engine. I see it as colder air is more power, and more power means you can go the same distance on less fuel at the same speed which mean better fuel economy.
08-15-2007, 11:45 AM
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RE: more power from bad weather???
ORIGINAL: howarmat
3.31s helping you out a little there to
ORIGINAL: GidyupGo
Funny you say that. Ours is getting 27.6 mpg now on the Leadville run round trip. That is going from 8000' up to 10,200' each day. Night time temps here are around 40-45 now. This is an encrease of 1.5 mpg from when we bought it. Some of that is break in, but very little break in was needed with this engine. I see it as colder air is more power, and more power means you can go the same distance on less fuel at the same speed which mean better fuel economy.
Funny you say that. Ours is getting 27.6 mpg now on the Leadville run round trip. That is going from 8000' up to 10,200' each day. Night time temps here are around 40-45 now. This is an encrease of 1.5 mpg from when we bought it. Some of that is break in, but very little break in was needed with this engine. I see it as colder air is more power, and more power means you can go the same distance on less fuel at the same speed which mean better fuel economy.
I agree 100%, but I haven't changed the rearend. Only thing that has changed is the air has gotten cooler and mpg has gone up.