car seems faster at night?? odd..

[irjoshy]

title says it.. why does my car seem faster... MUCH faster at night? could my intercooler be getting heatsoaked during daytime hours?

 

[blcknspo0ln]

cool weather = better charge temps. I'm sure your car feels a little peppier at night because of the drop in temperature.

probably has nothing to do with heatsoak unless you boost 17+ psi on stock SMIC

 

[-GSX-Falcon]

Its just the fact that at night the air temp is colder. So intake is taking in colder air, which mean more air. And the intercooler is able to cool it better after the turbo. I notice a nice difference on a cool night after it has rained.

 

[TSIfreek]

Yea just like our cars seem to pick up like 50HP when winter hits. That nice 10 degree air hitting the intercooler really makes a diffrence you can feel and see in track times.

 

[Defiant]

They like fog, too.

 

[cuttheduck]

My car feels like a turd now compared to what it does in the winter.
I know it makes a difference in NA cars but it REALLY seems to make a difference
on turbo cars. It does make sense why though, we're getting lots more air and
its packin some heat too compared to NA.

 

[its3much]

dont mean to sound like a tard but cars seem faster at night ever noticed how people go like 65-70 once it gets dark on a interstate but during the day people go like 90 (least in FL) ive noticed myself doing it when i drive also

 

[CowPimp]

Yeah, our cars are quite a bit faster when it's colder. I can feel a huge difference in the winter time. 10 degress compared to 90 degress with 85% humidity (Happens a lot around here) is a huge difference.

 

[GSntncT]

Well, any car will be faster at night.

 

[blcknspo0ln]

true, but with turbo cars you notice it more

 

[HSK]

higher levels on all 3 can be found at night in most places - therefore, its going to run better.. nothing strange just natural.

 

[cuttheduck]

higher levels on all 3 can be found at night in most places - therefore, its going to run better.. nothing strange just natural.

True,, i think you mean lower levels of humidity and lower temp but i know what you were trying to say.

 

[Redmachine]

True,, i think you mean lower levels of humidity and lower temp but i know what you were trying to say.

Not here in houston at night the air gets stickier with 90-100% humidity and the dew point is higher

 

[cuttheduck]

Not here in houston at night the air gets stickier with 90-100% humidity and the dew point is higher

true but humidity is not a turbo cars friend so i think he meant lower. I guess your weather may vary.

 

[HSK]

True,, i think you mean lower levels of humidity and lower temp but i know what you were trying to say.

opps, thanks for the corrections cuttheduck - you know what i mean.