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: temperature correction factors


MadMarv
Oct 20th, 03, 10:27 PM
Spending 20 min on google and finding diddly will make you want to light the computer on fire!
That being said.. I was wondering if anyone had info on even rough correction factors for either ET/MPH or hp from a given temp to more normal temps.
It's been like 40 deg here lately, and I was wondering how that compares to a 70 deg day..

matt

Pat Kelley
Oct 20th, 03, 10:38 PM
Humidity and air pressure figure so heavily into the equation that I don't think you can go only by temperature. There probably is a "rule of thumb" but I don't know it.

Wolfplace
Oct 20th, 03, 10:46 PM
Marv & Pat,
Here's a site with lot's of correction calculators you can play with ;)

http://wahiduddin.net/calc/calc_hp_abs.htm

427L88
Oct 21st, 03, 9:05 AM
Wow, that's complicated. I was also wondering how 47 degree, but humid air, compares to 70 degree dry air.

kjett
Oct 21st, 03, 9:18 AM
The only way to perform corrections is by using density altitude. DA takes into account temperature, dew point, altitude, and pressure (really altimeter), Here's a link to a calculator I use frequently:

http://wahiduddin.net/calc/calc_da.htm

The is also a great weather site called anything weather (http://www.anythingweather.com/) that keeps archival data including the above info.

Another good site with daily (read no archival data) weather reports that include already calculated DA is here (http://www.wx-now.com).

Once you have your density altitude you can use the standard NHRA correction factors (http://www.prestage.com/Tech+Info/Drag+Racing/351.aspx) to determine what your car might have ran at sea level. These correction factors are just a reference. I've found that air effects each car differently. Sometime my car will slow down and my buddy's car will pick up. The tune on a car can be greatly affected by changes in the air.

HTH.