Benefits of Cold weather!
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Benefits of Cold weather!
The weather here in the Puget Sound area of WA has really dropped. When I leave work later in the evening it drops around 30 degrees.
When I hit the throttle the beast roars and revs go up higher and faster than expected.
Also my intake does not HISS anymore, she sounds more like an angry vacuum or wind storm.
I still dont like the cold here, but hey theres a bright side to it.
Anybody else?
When I hit the throttle the beast roars and revs go up higher and faster than expected.
Also my intake does not HISS anymore, she sounds more like an angry vacuum or wind storm.
I still dont like the cold here, but hey theres a bright side to it.
Anybody else?
Last edited by JYOO; 11-06-03 at 05:22 PM.
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Ambient temps with cold dense air can make a big seat of the pants HP difference, this is the time of year for the drag racers to start gettting some good #'s.
Even here in Florida (near Daytona) winter temps can dip into the 50's and even 40's (hasn't yet though), making a big difference in My GS4's and also my Supercharged T-Bird's performance feel. It was slightly "cool" here last night and I did notice the GS felt stronger, so bring it on I say!
I moved to Florida to get out of the cold, but at least there's an upside to it when i get a (slight) taste of what some of the rest of you are feeing. It's all good.
Even here in Florida (near Daytona) winter temps can dip into the 50's and even 40's (hasn't yet though), making a big difference in My GS4's and also my Supercharged T-Bird's performance feel. It was slightly "cool" here last night and I did notice the GS felt stronger, so bring it on I say!
I moved to Florida to get out of the cold, but at least there's an upside to it when i get a (slight) taste of what some of the rest of you are feeing. It's all good.
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up to a certain level cooler weather = more hp, but when it gets even colder, then the engine actually starts to become inefficient and burns more fuel. Got this from personal experience and also explained by a fellow grad student in engine research.
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The main benefit of cold weather is when I ask my wife to get the newspaper without a coat in her T-shirt, oh and the cooler denser air for my supercharger.
Last edited by Mr Johnson; 11-06-03 at 08:38 PM.
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Originally posted by gewe21
up to a certain level cooler weather = more hp, but when it gets even colder, then the engine actually starts to become inefficient and burns more fuel. Got this from personal experience and also explained by a fellow grad student in engine research.
up to a certain level cooler weather = more hp, but when it gets even colder, then the engine actually starts to become inefficient and burns more fuel. Got this from personal experience and also explained by a fellow grad student in engine research.
Last edited by Mr Johnson; 11-06-03 at 09:19 PM.
#12
Cold Air=Dense Air=More Air Molecules=Higher Efficiency=More HP.......................................for a while until temperature rises to normal operating conditions. Intakes and such are not good at blocking radiant heat which is inevitable as the engine runs for a prolonged period of time.
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Originally posted by Mr Johnson
The main benefit of cold weather is when I ask my wife to get the newspaper without a coat in her T-shirt, oh and the cooler denser air for my supercharger.
The main benefit of cold weather is when I ask my wife to get the newspaper without a coat in her T-shirt, oh and the cooler denser air for my supercharger.
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"The main benefit of cold weather is when I ask my wife to get the newspaper without a coat in her T-shirt, oh and the cooler denser air for my supercharger."
Can you give me your wife email address? I need to send her a link
Can you give me your wife email address? I need to send her a link
Last edited by jimxo; 11-07-03 at 06:17 AM.
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Originally posted by jimxo
"The main benefit of cold weather is when I ask my wife to get the newspaper without a coat in her T-shirt, oh and the cooler denser air for my supercharger."
Can you give me your wife email address? I need to send her a link
"The main benefit of cold weather is when I ask my wife to get the newspaper without a coat in her T-shirt, oh and the cooler denser air for my supercharger."
Can you give me your wife email address? I need to send her a link