Re: The heat melts my car's performance!

["Allan Williams" <allanw@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Do you have a "performance" filter in it? If is if a cone, that will be the
problem. Major power loss because hot air is less dense, so less of it will
fill the cylinders.

Allan.

- ----- Original Message -----
From: Jason M Surprise <jmsurpri@domain.elided>
To: <bmw@domain.elided>
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 3:52 PM
Subject: The heat melts my car's performance!


> Hi,
>
>   94 325i stock.  On colder days (<70degrees) my car feels powerful.  A
>   quick blip of the throttle sends you back in your seat nicely.  One
>   thing I've noticed, though is that hotter temperatures and longer
>   drives seems to diminish the power of the car dramatically.  I don't
>   get nearly the same push back in the seat no matter how much I punch
>   the throttle.  Turn on the A/C and forget it.  Car feels like a Geo.
>   Not much fun to drive when it drives like a dog.
>
>   I've had the car for 2.5 years and it's always been this way.  Is this
>   something I have to live with or is there any modification that will
>   help with the loss of performance due to high temps?
>
> Thanks,
> Jason (who can't wait for cooler days!)
>
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