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Old 08-11-2003, 05:48 PM   #4
MannyC

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Join Date: May 2003
Location: San Diego, California
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Default Re: RACING IN HOT WEATHER VS. COLD WEATHER -- PERFORMANCE DIFFERENCE????!?!?!

I was in Vegas where it was so hot that my radar detector case got warped -- no joke! Still works, but it looks like a microwaved it for a couple of minutes. That and the fact that I was several thousand feet higher than here in San Diego was causing my Gen I to run... wierd. The car is naturally lopey due to being stroked, but on several occasions it nearly died -- actually I think it did die for a second or so, then it jumped back to life -- very odd. By the end of the day it seemed to be running fine, so I assume the computer adjusted itself? I dunno.

Another thing that happened was that my car totally bottomed out over a big long flat speed bump heading into the MGM Grand. I went over it nice and slow since my front Fascia is so low to the ground -- no problem. But as soon as the front wheel went over the bump, we heard a loud BANG and the bottom of my car sat on the speed bump. I had gave it a quick gas and it scraped/rolled over the bump. Both my friend and I yelled out, "OH FAWK!" or something like that as it happened. Me thinks my car is just too low.
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