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Feb 4, 2008 | 07:38 AM

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rentedmule

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lol, it takes drugs to make a chevy fast!

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Feb 4, 2008 | 05:24 PM

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Asha'man

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Snow makes some damned good power with their methanol systems. My buddy used to do powdercoating for Matt Snow before the meth stuff took off. It cools an intake charge drastically, allowing higher boost and more aggressive timing without having to run race gas.

Feb 5, 2008 | 07:49 AM

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rentedmule

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yeah, it's cool stuff, lots of benefits with very few risks. I haven't finished the tune on my truck yet so I'm not sure how much HP it added. On the topic of turbos, I just added another toy to the stable last night, check the sig!

Feb 5, 2008 | 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by liferunner2

TC, the %O2 in the air at altitude is actually less than that at sea level because O2 is a heavier molecule than some of the other constituents of air and actually "settles" into lower lying areas. This coupled with the fact that there is less air overall is one reason why climbers need to carry 02 tanks at extreme altitudes, and why many high altitude mountain lakes have lower levels of O2 in them than their counterparts at sea level.

Chris

So then how does the SR71 burn fuel at 80,000 ft?

I happen to have a copy of the Pratt & Whitney Aeronautical Vestpocket Handbook, and while it carefully details the atmospheric pressure, viscosity, and temperature at altitudes from 0 to 75000 ft, it doesn't include %O2. None of the equations for engine thrust include a factor of %O2.

Mountain climbers carry oxygen because there's just flat out less air, which means less pressure pushing the air into your lungs AND less oxygen (by quantity). The % O2 is the same (or close enough that its not worth considering)

Feb 5, 2008 | 03:50 PM

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Post pics of the TTA!

Feb 6, 2008 | 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by tc

Mountain climbers carry oxygen because there's just flat out less air, which means less pressure pushing the air into your lungs AND less oxygen (by quantity). The % O2 is the same (or close enough that its not worth considering)

when I said less O2 in my post a while back I did word it poorly - I meant because of the overall decrease in the density of the air - I hadn't really thought about it being a heavier molecule so I have no idea how that plays in.

as for the TTA - she's a beaut!!!