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go_a_way1 12-02-2015 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Atticus808 (Post 2467993)
wtf we lose that much here?

I plan on taking a road trip from Edmonton to LA or San Diego
You are at 670m in Edmonton haha. Yeah it makes a huge diffrence being up here vs sea level. FI does not suffer near as much as our poor NA cars :(

I will come for a road trip!! I wana feel what my car can really do! Allthough I am not sure it will run too well down there without a retune.

JOSEC 12-02-2015 01:59 PM
Definitely the altitude. I drove my car to NC to drive various driving roads there. I went up Mount Mitchell which was up to 6,578ft and the car was pretty gutless. I had intake, header back, stage 2 tune from delicious. You can calculate your density altitude which really determines your performance. You could be at 7000ft field elevation but your car could performing like it was at 8000ft due to non standard pressure and non standard temperature.

deadwolfbones 12-02-2015 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by strat61caster (Post 2467954)
I believe you are now also on 91 octance vs. the 93, the manual mentions that the car may have less power on 91.
Yeah, that could be a factor too.

humfrz 12-02-2015 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by JOSEC (Post 2468020)
Definitely the altitude. I drove my car to NC to drive various driving roads there. I went up Mount Mitchell which was up to 6,578ft and the car was pretty gutless.............
Yep, brings to mind when I drove my fully loaded (plus passenger) NC, miata, up to the top of Pikes Peak (elevation 14,100 ft); it made it (thanks to hi revs and lots of gears).

However, ol humfrz was moving pretty slow up there ..... :sigh:

Yep, OP, I'll buy into the octane difference, plus higher altitude, plus warmer air, plus dryer air ..... (dryer air - see who is payen attention .... :D)


humfrz

Ultramaroon 12-02-2015 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by humfrz (Post 2468179)
Yep, brings to mind when I drove my fully loaded (plus passenger) NC, miata, up to the top of Pikes Peak (elevation 14,100 ft); it made it (thanks to hi revs and lots of gears).

However, ol humfrz was moving pretty slow up there ..... :sigh:

Yep, OP, I'll buy into the octane difference, plus higher altitude, plus warmer air, plus dryer air ..... (dryer air - see who is payen attention .... :D)


humfrz
Maybe OP just needs to clean his lint trap.

humfrz 12-02-2015 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon (Post 2468211)
Maybe OP just needs to clean his lint trap.
Yaaaaa!..........Ultramaroon is payen attention ........ :thumbsup:

(actually ...... you got me there ...... :sigh:)


humfrz

Romanov 12-02-2015 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by chaoskaze (Post 2467604)
7000ft ?

You lost like atleast 30hp bro, Air density is like 85% of what you had @ that altitude.


I've done the math, it's: HP Loss = (elevation x 0.03 x horsepower @ sea level)/1000

So 7000 *.03*200/1000 = 42 HP lost, seems a little high to me, but im sure there are other factors in there.

deadwolfbones 12-02-2015 10:35 PM
It's actually really cold in Santa Fe right now—colder than Boston. Air is definitely drier and thinner, though!

Ultramaroon 12-02-2015 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by deadwolfbones (Post 2468521)
It's actually really cold in Santa Fe right now—colder than Boston. Air is definitely drier and thinner, though!
Did you move down for good? I miss NM.

N1rve 12-02-2015 11:52 PM
To my knowledge, the automatic transmission does whine. It's a normal trait of it.

SlammedSilly 12-03-2015 09:28 AM
did you put the wrong fuel in it???

deadwolfbones 12-04-2015 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon (Post 2468529)
Did you move down for good? I miss NM.
I'm moving for good at the end of January, but actually won't be there full-time until April because the gf has a gig in LA for two months. Pretty excited to be going back, though.

I mean...

https://www.instagram.com/p/-r6BZlriVS
https://www.instagram.com/p/-p4rILLiXH
https://www.instagram.com/p/-nqbWCriX1
https://www.instagram.com/p/-h1ffFLiZX

deadwolfbones 12-04-2015 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by SlammedSilly (Post 2468749)
did you put the wrong fuel in it???
Definitely not. But it is 91 instead of 93.

Crashdummy 12-04-2015 07:47 PM
A few months ago I drove from Milwaukee to Portland then back, noticed a big difference in MPG and performance once I hit the higher elevations. Ran 91 to 93, no ethanol all the way.


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