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Re: Why does car feel like it has more torque in c (archive)
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Posted by Mark C on December 30, 2001 at 20:15:01:

In Reply to: Why does car feel like it has more torque in cold? posted by Ben Kraus on December 30, 2001 at 18:54:33:

Because cold air is more dense thus has more oxygen to burn = more powerful combustion. A rough guide is 4C drop = 1hp gain in reality its probably a bit more because of down scream effects.

Mark C
M535


I live in Chicago and notice that during the winter my car is abnormally torquey when temperature is below freezing. Right now it is 15 degrees F and the car is a rocket. Why is this?




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