My car loves Cold Weather!!

[CUP80Y]

My Cup is unbelievably more responsive in the cold weather.

I swear I wouldve beaten a Ferrari today if id come up against one!!

Mine is one of the quick uns anyway, and with this extra boost its easily sub 6 secs to 60.

Only downside of the cold spell, apart from the ice!! is that its started to rattle and creak more!! If thats possible!!

 

[nicky 2stepz]

yea this the same 4 all cars m8 all engines work beta with some cold air 2 suck on

beta combustion r8 i believe??

 

[riplash]

Quote: Originally posted by CUP80Y on 07 December 2003


I swear I wouldve beaten a Ferrari today if id come up against one!!

LoL and he wouldnt have benefited from the same effect, no?

 

[cliopower]

still runs like a bag of nuts in the morning on start-up though

 

[Rich-D]

Yeah, was -2c on my way into work this morning and it just felt soooo responsive!!!

 

[R3OBC]

mine was indicating -4!!! hmmmm niceeee

 

[KDF]

also -4, I seemed to notice too that the 172 engine (be it cup or otherwise) is affected a lot by the temprature, when it was summer and we were getting 25-30C it felt slow and sluggish the entire time.

 

[Dust]

My gearbox clunk cant keep up with the high response of the engine now its nice and dence. I can feel the engine jump into life as soon as i blip the throttle. Much faster than it normally does, at lot harder too, but i have to wait for the clunk...before the power gets laid down. annoying. -3 here...very icey and scary.

 

[Rich-D]

Quote: Originally posted by _KDF on 08 December 2003

also -4, I seemed to notice too that the 172 engine (be it cup or otherwise) is affected a lot by the temprature, when it was summer and we were getting 25-30C it felt slow and sluggish the entire time.

Temperature makes a big difference on most cars mate...

 

[Dash]

I understand the cold air making cars more lively, but please remember that -2 and -4 is freezing so be careful.

 

[KDF]

Always am carefull.. thx dad..

Rich, I know it affects all engines.. just seems on the 172 engine it is more noticable to my previous cars. Maybe its cause the 172 is quite tuned it uses the cold air better than a 2.0l untuned engine ?

 

[SilverClio]

it was -5 when i went out an hr ago n even my 1.2 was struggling for traction its that slippy out there so guys watch out

 

[Frosty]

The cooler the air is, the more oxygen-rich it is, so as a result, more fuel can be added to any given volume of air by the engine management.

Cars actually make more power in the cold weather. This is one of the reasons the 172 makes 172 bhp DIN but only ~170 bhp SAE, because the DIN standard asks that cars be measured in slightly cooler conditions than the SAE standard does.

The negative is that the tyres are so cold that your handling suffers - so in this weather I tend to "play very carefully!"

 

[R3OBC]

i was gentle driving to work, but did feel the abs kicking in when braking from a slow speed down a hill. Respect due!

 

[KDF]

Quote: Originally posted by Frosty on 08 December 2003
The cooler the air is, the more oxygen-rich it is, so as a result, more fuel can be added to any given volume of air by the engine management.

Knew That !

Cars actually make more power in the cold weather. This is one of the reasons the 172 makes 172 bhp DIN but only ~170 bhp SAE, because the DIN standard asks that cars be measured in slightly cooler conditions than the SAE standard does.

Okay Didnt know about the DIN SAE temprature thing.

The negative is that the tyres are so cold that your handling suffers - so in this weather I tend to "play very carefully!"


So do I, Its way to slippy and slidey out there. lost traction in 2nd gear going up a hill at about 2000rpm lol.

 

[mad pierre]

Its not fair, give you cold air so the engine goes better, and than take it away in grip. Grrrr

 

[Jean Ragnotti]

Have a look at the aviation tables. Not only do aircraft engines lose power in the heat, but the thinner air requires a higher speed to generate the same amount of lift. On a cold day the plane seems to jump off the runway whilst on a hot one it barely wants to lift off. Makes life interesting....

 

[ebee]

lol - i live in sunny scotland.. was -7 when i left... ive got the front grille ripped off mine and a cold air feed forcing air into the pipercross... not only does it make a fantastic noise, but the repsonse difference in a 1.2 16v is even noticeable !!, a lot more since i took the renault Cold Air Stopping device off lol...

 

[CooperS-Boy]

I am correct in thinking that forced induction engines react better to temperature changes than n/a engines? Better in the cold and worse in the heat?

 

[Rasclart]

My valver felt nice and lively today! Except when I went to go across a roundabout and left half my Rubber across the roundabout trying to get across quickly!

 

[Rich-D]

Quote: Originally posted by CooperS-Boy on 08 December 2003

I am correct in thinking that forced induction engines react better to temperature changes than n/a engines? Better in the cold and worse in the heat?

Yeah, a cooler charge temp will really help with forced induction...

 

[ClioJohn]

was -6 at my house, damn scottish weather!

 

[admob]

HELP!!!!! - just read everyones posts, my shiny new motor seems since yesterday a bit sluggish, and if im not mistaken there seems to be a bit of a vibration around the accelerator pedal and the engine does seem to have a slightly buzzy feel to it - AM I GOING MAD!!!!!

 

[Paul Clio 16v]

I dont know how but my oil presure sensor keeps freezing. No guage movement till my engine gets warm.

 

[Ali]

Mines going like Shi* off a shovel! (Even know its a 1.2)

 

[Paul Clio 16v]

Im glad that you know its a 1.2.

 

[Ali]

Got 118mph...5mph more!! yippeee.

 

[Jim172CUP]

even being gentle, getting off the line is getting harder in these conditions. Spins up real easy, never used to be a problem.