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Originally Posted by Romanov
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.
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So, for our cars (stock), take your elevation in thousands of feet and multiply by 6 for power loss
Taking a trip to the summit of Everest, expect to lose 6x29=174 hp...wow! Good luck making it there, though. Ok, enough of the surreal...
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