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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 02:14 PM
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3% of you hp might be gone or more

did you know that every 1000 FEET above the sea you lose 3.123% of your HP

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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 02:15 PM
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Ghasp!
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 02:15 PM
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if you go 1000 miles below sea level, do you get 3.123% more hp?
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 02:18 PM
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Duh....and no, it's not a static 3.123% or any other number. There are many factors that come into play, and it's all about density altitude, not just altitude.

Anyway, what is the point of this thread? It's common knowledge that you lose power as altitude increases...
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 02:18 PM
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thank god we are below WOOT
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 02:19 PM
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its 3.132 % i posted it wrong if you can find somewhere thats is 1000miles below sea level then be my guess but you might be on to something
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 02:21 PM
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no this study was done using just altitude in many numbers of temp this was the average
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 02:21 PM
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It's not 3.132 or anything like that - there is no static value.

Sacramento regularly has density altitudes well into the negatives (below 0), and they get some crazy trap speeds relative to their mods...
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by gixxerman11
no this study was done using just altitude in many numbers of temp this was the average
Then it doesn't mean anything if it's an average, and you did not state it was an average in the first post. It also is useless on this forum, because there is a huge difference between turbo and non-turbo cars. Then, among turbo cars, it depends on the efficiency of the turbo and how close to the efficiency max the turbo is being run...
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 02:22 PM
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Hints my awesome pass no one believes :P
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 02:23 PM
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hey well thats what oxford U said i was just looking around and saw that
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 02:24 PM
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I'm shocked that nobody's pointed out yet that 1000 miles above sea level is well into space.
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 02:27 PM
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hey

what your right lol

it was sposed to say FEET


Originally Posted by Tom-05-MR
I'm shocked that nobody's pointed out yet that 1000 miles above sea level is well into space.

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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom-05-MR
I'm shocked that nobody's pointed out yet that 1000 miles above sea level is well into space.
Hah, yes indeed...should be feet.
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 02:30 PM
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Hints my awesome pass no one believes :P
"Hence" maybe?
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