Went to Vegas last weekend, the "G" acted strange...
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Went to Vegas last weekend, the "G" acted strange...
I was out in Vegas this last weekend and I noticed my car drove a little sluggish. It wouldn't pick up speed as fast (unless I really mashed the gas). Even shifting the gears myself feld odd (i have a 5AT). It all around felt different.
My conclusion is the heat played a role in my crappy performance...
I even disengaged the VDC and i was slipping around all over Las Vegas Blvd...
Anyone got some insight on this? I'm back in SoCal now and it's back to normal...
My conclusion is the heat played a role in my crappy performance...
I even disengaged the VDC and i was slipping around all over Las Vegas Blvd...
Anyone got some insight on this? I'm back in SoCal now and it's back to normal...
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perhaps the higher elevation played a role too
I went there this past christmas... didn't take the G.. cuz we had 4 people and had to carry more luggage then the trunk can hold.. so I had to take our 02 Grand Caravan... you should've seen me trying to climb those small hills lol... full throttle and the rpm stays the same at 3500rpm lol
I went there this past christmas... didn't take the G.. cuz we had 4 people and had to carry more luggage then the trunk can hold.. so I had to take our 02 Grand Caravan... you should've seen me trying to climb those small hills lol... full throttle and the rpm stays the same at 3500rpm lol
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Originally Posted by SFG356MT
How's the car driving now? If it's back to normal when did you notice the change?
Originally Posted by Harlem2k
perhaps the higher elevation played a role too
I went there this past christmas... didn't take the G.. cuz we had 4 people and had to carry more luggage then the trunk can hold.. so I had to take our 02 Grand Caravan... you should've seen me trying to climb those small hills lol... full throttle and the rpm stays the same at 3500rpm
I went there this past christmas... didn't take the G.. cuz we had 4 people and had to carry more luggage then the trunk can hold.. so I had to take our 02 Grand Caravan... you should've seen me trying to climb those small hills lol... full throttle and the rpm stays the same at 3500rpm
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Hot air is less dense. The hotter the air, the less oxygen is available. The less oxygen available, the less power your car makes. The same holds true for elevation. At higher elevations, there is less air mass therefore the air is less dense. The closer you get to sea level, the heavier the air mass is because of the additonal weight of the air above it. For every 10 degree increase in temp, your car looses about 2% of it's power.
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Drove to Lake Tahoe two weeks ago, went from approx. 50 ft. above sea level to about 8,000 ft. above at the Tahoe ridgeline.
It's almost comical how the car acts/reacts once you get in the high altitude. You punch it, and it kind of just "lays there", and slowly begins to go - about 1/2 what you're used too. The only good news is that everybody elses' car is acting the same. It's like watching a bunch of drunk sprinters trying to race each other - nobody's car is doing what they expect of it.
Back down at sea level, the power returns, and my appreciation for the car, too.
My $0.02
It's almost comical how the car acts/reacts once you get in the high altitude. You punch it, and it kind of just "lays there", and slowly begins to go - about 1/2 what you're used too. The only good news is that everybody elses' car is acting the same. It's like watching a bunch of drunk sprinters trying to race each other - nobody's car is doing what they expect of it.
Back down at sea level, the power returns, and my appreciation for the car, too.
My $0.02
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Originally Posted by dbarnes
Drove to Lake Tahoe two weeks ago, went from approx. 50 ft. above sea level to about 8,000 ft. above at the Tahoe ridgeline.
It's almost comical how the car acts/reacts once you get in the high altitude. You punch it, and it kind of just "lays there", and slowly begins to go - about 1/2 what you're used too. The only good news is that everybody elses' car is acting the same. It's like watching a bunch of drunk sprinters trying to race each other - nobody's car is doing what they expect of it.
Back down at sea level, the power returns, and my appreciation for the car, too.
My $0.02
It's almost comical how the car acts/reacts once you get in the high altitude. You punch it, and it kind of just "lays there", and slowly begins to go - about 1/2 what you're used too. The only good news is that everybody elses' car is acting the same. It's like watching a bunch of drunk sprinters trying to race each other - nobody's car is doing what they expect of it.
Back down at sea level, the power returns, and my appreciation for the car, too.
My $0.02
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