Slower when hot?
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From: Scatterbrainia
Colder air/lower altitude = denser air.
Denser air = more oxygen.
More oxygen = bigger bang.
Bigger bang = more HP.
-----conversely-----
Hotter air/higher altitude = less dense air.
Less dense air = less oxygen.
Less oxygen = smaller gang.
Smaller bang = less HP.
Denser air = more oxygen.
More oxygen = bigger bang.
Bigger bang = more HP.
-----conversely-----
Hotter air/higher altitude = less dense air.
Less dense air = less oxygen.
Less oxygen = smaller gang.
Smaller bang = less HP.
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Originally Posted by JLUDE,Sep 10 2010, 11:25 AM
Of course.
Cooler air is more dense which results in increased power.
For every 10 degree drop in temp you gain 1-2% in horsepower. So your S2000 feels like it has maybe 10 more hp when it's 70 instead of 90 outside.
The smaller the engine the more noticeable the gains. My 600CC sport bike feels like a rocket when it's 50 degrees out.
Cooler air is more dense which results in increased power.
For every 10 degree drop in temp you gain 1-2% in horsepower. So your S2000 feels like it has maybe 10 more hp when it's 70 instead of 90 outside.
The smaller the engine the more noticeable the gains. My 600CC sport bike feels like a rocket when it's 50 degrees out.
The more dense the air, the more fuel your ECU adds to compensate.
It has to keep the air/fuel ratio right.
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Originally Posted by HighwayStar,Sep 10 2010, 11:12 AM
It's called heat stroke Do you have the intake Box Cover on?
And Thanks for the answers.
So as it get's cooler here this fall my chance for a ticket will go up.
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From: Queen City, NC
Originally Posted by RedCelica,Sep 11 2010, 01:25 PM
...after it got going though the problem didnt reoccur.
