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Old 12-09-2010 | 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Chris Peralta
I have been racing at altitude for 5 years I know what happens with the power. This is why I am asking about GO's not engines in general.
Originally Posted by inferno13
the general formula for power loss with increases in altitude is 3% every 1000 ft above sea level if you race in colorado at 5000 ft instead of california at sea level you can expect to loose 15% power output out of your engine if the engine is tuned proper, running at higher altitude requires a leaner mixture setting than running at sea level, tune accordingly for good performance.
A GO engine is no differnt than any other engine when tuning for high or low altitudes, tuning is key!!
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