cold air makes a difference
I know cold air good, warm air bad but i never realised it made that big a difference. I just dropped the missus off at work and was coming back up
the m621 towards junction 27 (uphill) in the cinquecento and as i looked at the speedo, well lets just say i was no longer on the right side of the
law. I've never been above about 55 on that hill before, it can't all be down to nice cold air can it? It's only a 900cc shoe box and
it was flying!
P.s. Yeah i know i should be ashamed driving the cinq but it saves me at least £100 a month over my alfa which i now just use as a weekend car, and i
get a guaranteed parking space at work cos no-one else can fit in it! Plus it's funny how differently other drivers treat me in the cinq, they
probably expect some oap at the wheel when they try cut in not expecting to see a 16 stone skinhead lad. :-) My work colleagues say i look like
bowser off mario kart when i drive it. to be fair it is more like a big mechanical coat than a car!
[Edited on 29/11/08 by eznfrank]
I got that feeling when I borrowed my parents smart car.
My colleagues said one side looked awsomly slammed while the other looked like a monster truck
LOL
Ice on the road = wheel spin ?
cold air makes a difference
i'm 6'3" and used to drive an old style mini (1973 so none of the mod cons). The weird bit is i fitted in really well. Sir Alec
definitely "did the maths". Drove a much later 'old' mini and i didn't fit as well once it had reclining seats and modified
wheel position.
(by fit i should point out people used to laugh when i climbed out as the thing was up to my belly button or something & the big metal steering
wheel used to rub through the knees on my jeans & i hardly ever used to the sun visor).
Desnisity of air increases 0.3% per degree celcius, so 20cmakes 6% to density, so therfore amount of fuel injected.
Darren
Density of air is about 1.204 kg/m^3 @ 20 degrees and 1.292 kg/m^3 @ 0 degrees. Therefore expected power increase from 20 to 0 degrees is about
(1.292-1.204)/1.204 = 7.3%.
This assumes humidity and atmospheric pressure remain constant.
its annoyting isn't it... more power to have fun with when the roads are slippery and wet/icy 
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Originally posted by eznfrank
P.s. Yeah i know i should be ashamed driving the cinq but it saves me at least
Cinqs are great fun to drive, and since they feel much faster than they are
it's safer for your license.
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Originally posted by blakep82
its annoyting isn't it... more power to have fun with when the roads are slippery and wet/icy