Altitude is killing me
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Altitude is killing me
So I just moved to Denver and picked up my car. I have never driven it at sea level but I can def tell that it is robbed of a lot of power. My question is, would it be worth it to buy the CAI & Tune combo to try to make up some of that lost power? Or is it pretty much pointless to go that route due to the altitude?
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Just remember... every car suffers the same altitude sickness as your Stang so its not just your car. Bolt-ons will definitely help, it just takes a little more to make it equal to times you would run at sea level.
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Yea it is just weird, I am not experiencing any of the put you back in your seat power. I mean **** a 300c was keeping up with me. And 6th gear? Dont even get me started on that, absolutely no pull at all.
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Not trying to go close to redline, I usually shift at about 3-5k. I only have 280 miles on the car.
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Perhaps it's time to retrain it. It's still got lots of miles thinking about sea level. While true, there's less oxygen in the air, it could be overcompensating due to it's previous life.
Just throwin' that out there. Or get the CAI. Or, screw it, go for it and get that supercharger.
Just throwin' that out there. Or get the CAI. Or, screw it, go for it and get that supercharger.
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Perhaps it's time to retrain it. It's still got lots of miles thinking about sea level. While true, there's less oxygen in the air, it could be overcompensating due to it's previous life.
Just throwin' that out there. Or get the CAI. Or, screw it, go for it and get that supercharger.
Just throwin' that out there. Or get the CAI. Or, screw it, go for it and get that supercharger.
naw all 280 miles have been in Denver. I picked the car up here.
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I'm at 4200 and mine's a monster. I sure as heck didn't lose 50hp.
But I'm not afraid to rev mine either. The power band is just coming alive at 4k.
My fun roads range from here, an awesome two laner down to sea level at the Coast, back to 7k at Crater Lake NP. I don't notice any loss (although I did have 91 oct at CLNP where I had the Rim Drive all to myself ).
But I'm not afraid to rev mine either. The power band is just coming alive at 4k.
My fun roads range from here, an awesome two laner down to sea level at the Coast, back to 7k at Crater Lake NP. I don't notice any loss (although I did have 91 oct at CLNP where I had the Rim Drive all to myself ).
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It's even worse when you're comparing to a turbo car that has a blow-off as its limiter for peak boost -- if the blow off is used at sea level, it has a fair amount of reserve at altitude, and can more easily compensate. The turbodiesels up in the mountains are nuts -- they just keep on pulling.
You WILL notice a difference from making the engine breathe easier, though, no matter what altitude. But forced induction is the way to go above 5280 (maybe next summer for me).
You WILL notice a difference from making the engine breathe easier, though, no matter what altitude. But forced induction is the way to go above 5280 (maybe next summer for me).
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But, if it goes missing any time soon, I'll know where to look
I do wonder, though, if I get a blower soon, should I be able to blow off all the stock 2011 GTs out there, at least at this altitude?
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yea until those 2011's get tired of power loss and decide to get blown :P