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Old 10-05-2016, 10:25 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by Spacemane969 View Post
So the consensus is that hot air (and not specifically humidity) is harder on the engine? What exactly causes the engine to choke on hotter temps? I've heard of track days getting ugly if the engine goes over temp but what is going on that makes this the case?
Oh, I reckon that on hotter days, an engine runs a tad bit hotter and the air contains less oxygen.


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