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Faster when cold?? Shouldn't it be the other way around?

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#1 ·
Hey all, how's it going?

I'm driving around a '89 fairmont, cfi and a 3 speed. Neway, basically I wanted to know why is it, that my car kicks arse when it's cold, but turns into, well, not a slug, but pretty close when it's warm?? I don't get this.

I'm not going to pretend to be an expert mechanic, but I know the basics, but I can't think of any reason why it would be faster, and more responsive when it's cold.

Any replies would be great.

Thanks guys..

Dave
 
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#4 ·
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yeah the cold air will have some differance... also...did you know that drag cars run on cold engins... for the reason that a cold engine dillivers more comprestion... im not sure why... maybe its the cold air...
but it turning in to a slu (not quite slug) when hot... now i know thats not right....

as you can tell i am an A grade... ***** star mech.
 
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yes! same thing happens to mine.. althopugh mine has that whining noise to top up with the loss of power.. its cpi too.. its wierd.. there is a vast difference between power when the engine is warm and when its not.. im thinkin myabe jus the age of the engine and the km.. maybe its just a normal thing? maybe??
 
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