I read out of an automotive book that for every 1000-ft of elevation, your car loses 3% performance relative to sea level. BUT does anyone know numbers when it comes to air temperature??
(Assuming that the car does not have forced induction)
I read out of an automotive book that for every 1000-ft of elevation, your car loses 3% performance relative to sea level. BUT does anyone know numbers when it comes to air temperature??
(Assuming that the car does not have forced induction)
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for air temperature, colder is better. that’s because cold air is more dense, so if you put cold air into a cylinder, you could fit more molecules than if you put in hot air. that’s why when people tune their cars, they put in cold air intakes because they pick up air from a cooler area under the hood instead of around where engine sits.
December 3rd, 2009 at 6:05 pmbut if your talking about the temperature of the actual engine, warmer is better for performance. all those pro drag racers don’t run a cooling system in their cars because a hotter engine runs better. that’s why they gotta rebuild their engines after a race. the reason why you don’t see that though in our cars is because what’s the use of an engine that will only last you a couple of minutes? but this rule can still apply to you because if your car’s cooling system is cooling too much, your engine won’t run as efficiently, so if your car is running too cold, its best to get it fixed.
and just if you were wondering, a car at higher elevations performs worse because the air is less dense, so less air molecules entering the cylinder.
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Not much really.
December 3rd, 2009 at 6:29 pmQuote
http://wahiduddin.net/calc/calc_hp_dp.ht…
December 3rd, 2009 at 6:55 pmQuote