What All Does the Altitude Affect???
#1
What All Does the Altitude Affect???
ok so i live in colorado where the elevation is very high and just reciently took my car that runs 11's in colorado to california and all i can say is WOW runs like a raped ape. i knew that it was going to be faster because of the lower elevation but the weird thing is that the car handles so much better now. i have a complete suspension setup on the car, sub frames, shocks, springs, sway bars etc. and it NEVER handled this good in colorado. so does the altitude affect anything else other than just engine performance? i can not figure out why on earth the car is running so good. the only other thing that i can think is that the car runs good here because roads are a lot cleaner here than back home so im thinking that the tires are just actually hooking to the ground much better. i know that my slicks are finally hooking on the street which definately proves to me that they are hooking better.
#2
Re: What All Does the Altitude Affect???
LoL, I can imagine that an 11s car in Colo would be a monster at sealevel. 5k feet adds about 3/4 second and subtracts about 8mph (assuming 11.5 @ 115 or so).
I can't imagine it effecting handling all that much though. So not sure why it seems to be handling better. Probably like you said, better roads, cleaner (mtn states are still coming out of winter), etc.
Hit a track at sealevel and grab some 10s .
I can't imagine it effecting handling all that much though. So not sure why it seems to be handling better. Probably like you said, better roads, cleaner (mtn states are still coming out of winter), etc.
Hit a track at sealevel and grab some 10s .
#4
Air is a lot thinner here in colorado, that means less air in the cylinders, less combustion,less power. A car will lose close to 25% of its power at 5800 feet up here. So an 11 second car here could very well be a 10 second car at sea level.
#5
The reason why your may be handling better is because down here in cali there is alot more pressure. That pressure is pushing down on your car so its handling better. As for your car having more power is because the air is alot ticker (containing more oxygen) so more oxygen per cubic inch means more fuel being used which is more power. All physics
#6
i understand about the altitude and how the engine will make more power because of the air etc and yes i have already run 11.1 in colorado so im not at all worried about hitting tens i just can NOT figure out why on earth it handles so much better. like i said i have always had the same suspension setup but now it just feels like its working like it should have all this time
oh well like you guys said and like i think its just because the roads are so clean here so im pretty sure that's what the deal is on why its handling so much better.
oh well like you guys said and like i think its just because the roads are so clean here so im pretty sure that's what the deal is on why its handling so much better.
#8
Originally posted by 96lt1Camaro
Remember Air dows weigh. So 5k ft more is alot more weight, so your car is closer to the ground and is alot harder to loose control because of the far more wight of air on top of your car
Remember Air dows weigh. So 5k ft more is alot more weight, so your car is closer to the ground and is alot harder to loose control because of the far more wight of air on top of your car
#9
Originally posted by 96lt1Camaro
Remember Air dows weigh. So 5k ft more is alot more weight, so your car is closer to the ground and is alot harder to loose control because of the far more wight of air on top of your car
Remember Air dows weigh. So 5k ft more is alot more weight, so your car is closer to the ground and is alot harder to loose control because of the far more wight of air on top of your car
#11
Here's my best Seattle E.T. compared to what I ran recently since I moved here in Albuquerque . Altitude does make a bit of difference.
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