Performance power at 5000' wtih the family and luggage.....
Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 6:19 am
Wow, elevation and weight really sucks the power down. I know, I know, its common knowledge, but unless you do it all the time, what a shocker. I am used to my "racing" and getting those nice mid 14's at the track, then I load up the family, full tank of gas, all our luggage and head up over the Cascades.
First off, I can barely accelerate in 4th, much less fifth. Switch the supercharger on and away we go, but damn, I almost thought it was broken. Much, much slower than normal. But it still worked and worked well. Once I got back in the Valley today, I could immediately feel the elevation difference (we are down about 500 or less feet).
But I did get 23 mpg....
First off, I can barely accelerate in 4th, much less fifth. Switch the supercharger on and away we go, but damn, I almost thought it was broken. Much, much slower than normal. But it still worked and worked well. Once I got back in the Valley today, I could immediately feel the elevation difference (we are down about 500 or less feet).
But I did get 23 mpg....
