Humidity or Stupidity??

[Tommyg]

Had a cool front come thru"The Big Easy" today and the humidity dropped significantly. My car ran perfectly all day. Could this be a coincidence??? It didn't buck or cough once all day. Boy,it was a pleasure to drive !! Does humidity have anything to do with the performance of these cars? Tommy

 

[topfuel]

No coincidence, these cars thrive on cold, dry air.
Nothing like a 50 degree October day to wake up your
engine

 

[ACME RACING]

Originally posted by Tommyg
Had a cool front come thru"The Big Easy" today and the humidity dropped significantly. My car ran perfectly all day. Could this be a coincidence??? It didn't buck or cough once all day. Boy,it was a pleasure to drive !! Does humidity have anything to do with the performance of these cars? Tommy

Humid air contains water ,so since water doesn't burn it takes the place of air in your cylinder .... less power , but you won't detonate much

 

[strikeeagle]

Humidity seriously messes with the performance of the intercooler...

 

[BJM]

I don't know why, but my car won't idle as well when its humid, its quite odd.

 

[topfuel]

Originally posted by BJM
I don't know why, but my car won't idle as well when its humid, its quite odd.

I remember one humid night at the drag strip my car choked
and died on the starting line when I tried to stage and spool
up the turbo. Cough-cough-die
It was so damp you could see a halo around all the track
lighting, trying to run a number was a big waste of time.