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Old 07-18-2012, 10:52 PM
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went to the track tonight for the first time with the new set up . the temp at the track was 102 , my best time was 12.20 my question is how much does the high heat effect my time?
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DA looks like it was about 3600 or so... probably 11.70s at sea level
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Weather effects our Hot Rods alot!

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Heat has a big impact on performance, and in a negative fashion.. heats the air charge entering the engine, not producing as much power. Best example in the world is look at turbo cars, and how much more they produce with an intercooler,,all that does is cools the intake charge.




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