can havasu heat kill speed ?
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can havasu heat kill speed ?
Has anyone experinced speed loss due to the high heat at Lake Havasu ? I've been told that my boats loss of almost 10mph is due to the heat . I've had the motor looked at and it has no codes, it just does'nt sound possibe, is it.
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Re: can havasu heat kill speed ?
Originally Posted by PhantomChaos
That sounds about right! Heat kills horse power......
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Re: can havasu heat kill speed ?
Originally Posted by CigDaze
Heat and altitude are both bad for horsepower.
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Re: can havasu heat kill speed ?
Originally Posted by PhantomChaos
What power do you have? I wish I could add 10MPH by adding only 100HP!!
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Re: can havasu heat kill speed ?
Originally Posted by speedygonzalez
Havasu I was told it's about 600ft above see level, thats not to bad, 10mph is like loosing almost or 100hp thats alot.
Add 100+ deg temps, and it gets worse.
Also, without a prop change you now might be well outside of your horsepower peak, which further exacerbates the situation.
I can't tell you exactly how much horsepower your losing, but somewhere in the neighborhood of 50 sounds about right.
By your avatar, it looks like your running a cat......So, not only are you losing horsepower, but the higher temperatures and altitude also drastically reduce the lift produced by your tunnel due to the reduction in pressure, so you're fighting more drag.
It all adds up.
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Re: can havasu heat kill speed ?
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