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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 11:28 AM
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Originally posted by Serene
I dunno what bandimere you are racing at, but the one I raced at in July was 10.5k DA. That was with the temp at 80*
I only raced once in July so it was prolly a cool day, can't remember.
Old Mar 31, 2004 | 09:42 PM
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In the high desert of South East Idaho at ~8000 ft I have had the camaro doing 150 mph in 5th with the AC on, about 90 degrees outside and it was still pulling.
Old Mar 31, 2004 | 09:51 PM
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Where in southeast Idaho are you? I'm guessing somewhere around Pocatello.
Old Apr 1, 2004 | 11:42 AM
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Originally posted by WazzuZ28
In the high desert of South East Idaho at ~8000 ft I have had the camaro doing 150 mph in 5th with the AC on, about 90 degrees outside and it was still pulling.
Impressive! I think the a/c automatically shuts down when the gas pedal is at 2/3 throttle or more in a lot of newer cars.

I have always wondered if top speed gets higher, lower or stays the same at higher altitudes. Sure you have less horsepower at higher elevations, but you also have less air density and therefore it is easier to push the car through the air. Does anybody know for sure?

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Old Apr 1, 2004 | 01:32 PM
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300ft / Woodburn Oregon.

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Old Apr 1, 2004 | 06:32 PM
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I actually live up north in Moscow but I was driving to Idaho falls when I did this. The car actually felt quite strong, and Steve I don't know if the A/C shuts off or not but I sure as hell had the thing floored!!
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