danbear
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the weather makes loads of difference to your cars performance. i know its better for an engine to have cold air but my car feels so sluggish when the weather is warm. All the other cars i've had perform near enough the same no matter if the weather is hot or cold. just wondered if anyone else notices the difference. by the way its a 1.6 sport and has the standard airbox 
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BluKoo
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I notice this too.
My car is quicker on a cold night.
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Kurt
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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
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quote:
Originally posted by BluKoo
I notice this too.
My car is quicker on a cold night.
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danbear
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yeah same here mate. do you think there's anything i can do? like different air filter or something?
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Gareth F
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If i drive about for an hour changing at 3000rpm and then have a race it seems alot more responsive and quicker than when ive been ragging it about over an hour or so. I also have a sealed induction kit and ram air intake at the front so engine tempt doesnt really affect it.
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BluKoo
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No. Its all down to the laws of physics.
Cold air is more dense than warm air therefore on a cold night your car sucks more in.
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DaveyLC
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^^^ as above 
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danbear
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it doesn't really bother me because i very rarely rag it about. just wondered if anyone else's responds the same
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mattk
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Mines quicker on a cold night, also feels quicker with the air con on too, I know it shouldnt but it does.
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danbear
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
Mines quicker on a cold night, also feels quicker with the air con on too, I know it shouldnt but it does.
thats very strange 
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Gareth F
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
Mines quicker on a cold night, also feels quicker with the air con on too, I know it shouldnt but it does.
Matt A/C button replaced with Warp Mode, common problem with fiat 
My car just bogs down with A/c on 
Luckily its broken 
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DaveyLC
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Does anyone else notice their car feels quicker when its clean? 
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danbear
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Does anyone else notice their car feels quicker when its clean?
hahahaha especially after its had a good polish 
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DizzyRebel
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Its just down to ambient air temperature and theres nothing you can do about it unless you have powers to control the climate!
All these enclosed air filters on the market are a load of shit, 'heat soak' or whatever it is they market them to combat against is none existent once the car is moving so you get no more gains from them than you would from a normal cone filter.
If you want a bit more throttle response remove the bottom bit of the airbox to open it up fully.
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Ben G
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i notice it loads due to ford being cheap and sticking a shitty intercooler on.
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ajscorsa
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yeah ben was gonna say, fmic made a huge difference
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Kurt
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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
Mines quicker on a cold night, also feels quicker with the air con on too, I know it shouldnt but it does.
fmic's as standard ftw
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
Does anyone else notice their car feels quicker when its clean?
Yup 40bhp extra on the van.
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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quote:
Originally posted by Kurt
quote:
Originally posted by mattk
Mines quicker on a cold night, also feels quicker with the air con on too, I know it shouldnt but it does.
fmic's as standard ftw
get an uprated ones, makes a huge difference.
a lot of people on focus st owners club get a remap (the ones you do yourself using the OBD port in the car) and don't get an aftermarket intercooler and never achieve the figures quoted by the tuning company because of this.
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Kurt
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Forge make one for the T-jet actually, tempted by it,
I supplied Chris at Forge with the pipes from a tjet so they could do their silicone versions, must ask him how hes getting on actually
Anyway as a thanks he did me a nice discount on the subframe bars, must ask about the intercooler..
Only trouble is i cant decide whether to get the bigger turbo first, exhaust, fmic or coilovers ive been looking at
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