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Originally Posted by cons
I DO believe being at 6,500 feet elevation helps. Think about how baseballs and golfballs fly way further up here. The air is less dense so it gets pushed around the car easier. Maybe the oxygen/fuel ratio is the same, but that's only part of the equation.
Thoughts?
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Usually thinner air at elevation leads to richer mixture and less efficient. The rule I recall is a normally aspirated engine loses 2% max power per 1000' elevation. So 6500' should pay a 13% handicap compared to sea level by all rights. Then again, maybe you know something others don't...
Cheers
KB