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08-24-2003, 09:33 PM
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Has the world at ransom
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: K-Dub
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Car: 04 330i, 98 328i
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You guys have days when
Your car feels soooo slow that you think an old lady with a walker is gonna leave you in the dust? Then there are some days that it feels like it's supercharged. Why is this? Is it gas related? Weather related? Hampsters in my engine on a lunch break? Just wanted to know if anyone else experiences this.
P.S. This probably dosen't apply to the guys with the M cars or a certain member that's supercharged already 
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08-24-2003, 09:39 PM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: T-Dot
Posts: 9,838
Car: S54/E36
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it happens to me in a very hot day but in the evening/early mornings it flys lke a bird..
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08-24-2003, 09:53 PM
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Mississauga
Posts: 4,035
Car: 320i to 332i
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Riiiiight here! I hate that! I think its about how dense the air is. I usually notice better performance when itz cooler out.
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08-24-2003, 10:01 PM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Pickering, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 293
Car: has wheels
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well engines like colder denser air...
hot air = struggles for the engine
cool/cold air = air is more dense, thus creating a better combustion
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08-24-2003, 10:43 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Location:
Posts: 16,145
Car: m3
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yeah happens to me too.
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08-24-2003, 10:52 PM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Toronto
Posts: 12,583
Car: MK4 Jetta TDI
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REALLY?!?!
i don't really get a NOTICEBLE power loss unless were talking about summer and winter driving! Other than that i feel that supercharger all the time, lol. Well also in the morning but thats only when the oil is cold, as soon as it warms up, its go time!
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08-24-2003, 11:11 PM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Thornhill
Posts: 1,619
Car: BlackenedF150
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Don't drive your car for a few days, you will start to notice the speed again.
Also, right before you gun it, let all your muscles loose, and do not clench them as you accelerate, and you will feel the acceleration.
Humidity and heat kill performance. I think its every 10 degrees Farenheit equates to a 1% loss in hp.
Last night it was 10 degrees Celcius and I was making 1.5 psi more than I usually am in hot weather 
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08-24-2003, 11:59 PM
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Cinematographer
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: T dot O
Posts: 3,065
Car: LSB - ///M3
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I always feel it when there's a big temperature difference.
From the cool summer nights to the hot summer afternoons.
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08-25-2003, 01:02 AM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: VA Beach
Posts: 157
Car: 1986' 325es
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i live in VB, its like 90% humidity every day so my car drives better in the morning or night
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08-25-2003, 02:19 AM
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Capitalism
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: HK
Posts: 2,544
Car: 981
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The car feels stronger when I start it up in a cool morning day, especially after it sits in the garage for a few rainy days... the very big difference is the exhaust note, it's deeper, stiffer, and louder. Same thenomenon after some highway pulls, the car is 100% louder than normal at 2k rpm.
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08-25-2003, 03:57 AM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Street - Ville
Posts: 1,264
Car: Wolfsburg Golf 2011
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yup i feel that only when the aircond. is on and when time to boogie shut off aircond ...roll down windows ... ahhhh power ...
R_JAY ... did you install perf. chip yet ? and use super gas ?
my next project is CAI for the bimmer and my twuck ...
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08-25-2003, 06:47 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Mississauga
Posts: 13,881
Car: AA S/C E46 M3
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my bros car feels slow all the time...
lol
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08-25-2003, 04:45 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: The boonies
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It may be the ODBII adapting to your driving style too? I drive my car everyday and seems ok, nice tone, engine is whining, intake sucks heheh but when I let my dad drive it for a couple of days it a different car!!! Maybe since he baby's it grandma shifting and OBDII adapts to his driving style  Anyways, I drive it a couple of days and its back to normal.
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08-25-2003, 10:13 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2002
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If the temperature goes above 25'C I can feel a huge difference in the performance of my car; even with an aftercooler.
On the highway though, it's always very fast
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