on the bikes we make more power than we can put to the salt
so it's a good deal to exchange power for less drag .
Rick
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Higginbotham Land Speed Racing" <saltrat@pro-blend.com>
> To: "Marge and/or Dave Thomssen" <mdthom@radiks.net>; "Land-speed Racers"
> <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2002 6:57 AM
> Subject: Cool Air and drag
>
>
> > Cool air gives more horsepower but requires more
> > >horsepower to cut through the denser air so you break even.
> > >Dave the Hayseed
> >
> > Dave,
> > You have a point but.....here I go again......do you really break even?
I
> > think.....aaaarrrrrggggghhhhh!......that the engine makes a little more
> > power than the increase in drag. So speed goes up a little.....may be
that
> > the mixture was rich the afternoon before and the denser air just made
the
> > mixture better.....and thus more power. Aero drag with density change I
> can
> > calculate but knowing what happens to the power.....precisely....is near
> > impossible at the salt........for me.
> > Skip(not going to WOS....bored.......turbos next year so will run faster
> in
> > the afternoon)
> >
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