blazen244 Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 I haven't put the car in the shop yet because I was going to get rid of it after I got another car which I'll be doing very soon. I notice a big difference in the performance during the winter months vs. the warmer months. If this car could perform like this all the time this would be great. BTW not going to get rid of it now thinking to do some upgrading now that it won't be the daily driver. Any ideas on why such a big difference or is this indicating a problem? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cupdriver91 Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 Intercooler may not be working to it's potential Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikv11 Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 Always a big difference, the turbo loves it when it is cold. Colder air = denser air = easier for the turbo to get the boost job done. Cooling the air is the whole point of the intercooler - that happens better when it is cold outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAYWALKER Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 Turbo like cold air. Duh. Just kidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keaton85 Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 There shouldn't be a massive difference... Some yes, major no! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackBrick Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 you can compress more oxygen as the air gets colder, thus supply more fuel, thus more power. I was recently running my 850R in 21F dry weather, I was spinning the tires at 60mph! She was a beast! The intercooler can only cool the temperature so much...it cant take 90F air and make it 40F instantly. Turbos love cool climates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 All cars like cooler air not just turbo. Air is denser at lower temps.. and lower humidity burns a little better. Tires spin at 21* because it is cold and tires don't have near the traction they have when warm. Not because your car makes 100s more hp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackBrick Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Tires spin at 21* because it is cold and tires don't have near the traction they have when warm. Not because your car makes 100s more hp. ahhh, good to know! (But i'm sure my boost was higher too) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Riker Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Water/Methanol injection will help your butt dyno in the warmer months feel like it's still cold outside. That's next on my performance list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-5Bandit Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 There shouldn't be a massive difference... Some yes, major no! Depends on your climate differences between winter and summer. Where I live the performance difference is very noticeable with average 60 degree daytime in the winter compared to average over 100 degrees daytime in the summer. I use to restore classic VWs when I was younger, and I have always jokingly said my Volvo is like a modern aircooled VW - loves the cool winters, turds in hot summer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad850 Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 One of the reasons I love winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnout8488 Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Random fact: -16ºF tonight equated to quite a surprise at full throttle. Didn't dare try until the car was on for at least 20 minutes though. God it was bitter out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorse Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Random fact: when dreaming, your brain can not produce new faces. So, every single person in your dream is someone you've seen before. The ones you don't recognize are usually people who you didn't meet, but still saw their face (someone in the car next to you, walking in the mall, etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikv11 Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Wait, so are you saying you're upset because he doesn't dream about you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorse Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 It's always somebody else, and it pisses me off. It never bothered me before, but then he called out someone else's name during sex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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