grumpyvette Posted March 29, 2002 Share Posted March 29, 2002 look here http://rshelq.home.sprynet.com/calc_hp_dp.htm http://rshelq.home.sprynet.com/cf.htm http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/ccus.html http://rshelq.home.sprynet.com/density_altitude.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Scott Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 Great info Grumpy. Plugging in some numbers on a typical summer day, 6000' dragstrip, our density altitude can be 10,000ft! Losing over 25% hp than sea level. Makes you really respect the 10 second street cars that day. JS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silicone boy Posted March 31, 2002 Share Posted March 31, 2002 Thanks Grumpy for the info. I always assumed that I had a 15% handicap in horsepower because of the altitude. Looks like it may be a bit more depending on the altitude (humidity is a constant, there is none here). I don't feel so bad anymore. On the other hand, it makes me think about forced induction more and more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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