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Old 12-21-2016, 11:20 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by dtrop View Post
I guess I never thought that the cold weather would have this much of an impact. It's literally night and day. I also didn't have the tune and header last winter.
Napkin math says that assuming you live at sea level, and without accounting for barometric pressure changes or humidity (these have small effects), the difference between a summer temperature of about 85F and a winter temperature of about 15F is approximately equivalent to 4,850' of altitude change.

So, it's like the difference between driving your car at sea level on a standard day and driving it in Denver, CO in the rockies on a standard day. Temperature is a big deal. This is why you gotta scrutinize the conditions dyno runs are done under-- the difference between evening and mid afternoon could account for the entire difference in power between a "performance part" and a stock part.
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