car feels/sounds like a monster!

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Dec 1, 2006 | 03:38 PM
  #1  
i know this has been brought up and discussed several times but i just had to say...my car sounds and feels like a beast when the temp drops to 65 and below..i love this weather!!!
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Dec 1, 2006 | 04:51 PM
  #2  
So just imagine having an FI with an intercooler.
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Dec 1, 2006 | 05:15 PM
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Quote: So just imagine having an FI with an intercooler.
oh yeah..
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Dec 1, 2006 | 05:43 PM
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cold air...... not sure if I notice it in the car but when I'm in cold temps on the bike you can definitely feel the HP increase
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Dec 1, 2006 | 05:56 PM
  #5  
yep. running a turbo'd integra. my butt dyno tells me that my car is more responsive when i drive at night.
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Dec 1, 2006 | 06:55 PM
  #6  
love driving in the cold, too bad the tires are hard as rocks
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Dec 1, 2006 | 07:45 PM
  #7  
No rattles in the summer, plenty in the winter....
Quote: love driving in the cold, too bad the tires are hard as rocks
Second this. I can def feel a HP diff in the cold.

However, I also notice the firmer(due to cold) dash pieces vibrate/rattle more in the winter...

No rattles in the summer, plenty in the winter....
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Dec 1, 2006 | 08:06 PM
  #8  
your car gains hp in the cold?
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Dec 1, 2006 | 08:26 PM
  #9  
^^ yeah gives you extra 50 hp. You didnt know ?
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Dec 1, 2006 | 08:27 PM
  #10  
^^^ You didn't get the memo?
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Dec 1, 2006 | 08:32 PM
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Quote: oh yeah..
^^
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Dec 1, 2006 | 08:34 PM
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haha that is funny.
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Dec 1, 2006 | 09:06 PM
  #13  
Quote: your car gains hp in the cold?
In case you'd really like info....

Its the same idea of a "cold air intake"...but no special intake is needed....

I think its that colder air allows more air/fuel to fit in the cylinder, producing more power....(others can correct me if I'm not spot on...)
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Dec 1, 2006 | 09:29 PM
  #14  
Quote: love driving in the cold, too bad the tires are hard as rocks

LOL,,, I can vouch for that. I didn't know what was going on when I moved from San Diego to CT. Time for the snows to go on.
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Dec 1, 2006 | 11:21 PM
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I don't notice the difference. Maybe that's because I don't drive past 3500 RPMs yet :]
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