Hot weather effecting performance?

[Tazgti5]

Hi guys just wondering if any one else sufferers from sluggish performance in hot weather

[rich83]

Yep. High intake temps mean lower power output.

[bacillus]

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,86253.0.html

[Tazgti5]

Today the weather being a bit cooler made a a lot of difference the car felt a lot smoother and effortless to drive

[TForrest94]

Hot air is a barstewards with turbos, spring and autumn have ideal conditions I find in the late morning or early evenings when it's nice and cool but roads are still dry

[GrayMK5GTI]

Hot air is a barstewards with turbos, spring and autumn have ideal conditions I find in the late morning or early evenings when it's nice and cool but roads are still dry

Hot weather affects N/A cars too.

WMI and a decent intercooler make all the difference apparently

[Dave7692]

I don't think my TDI is suffering too much, although I guess it depends whether your intake is a sealed standard jobby or one thats open to the heat of the engine bay.

[Matto]

I don't think my TDI is suffering too much, although I guess it depends whether your intake is a sealed standard jobby or one thats open to the heat of the engine bay.

I have noticed my TDI is a little less responsive when the weather is hot. Not massively but enough to notice. I was seeing intake temps of 40+ degrees last week with standard enclosed airbox.

[ED30 Fish]

Cold air is more dense therefore contains more gsm (air mass) for the same flow amount vs hot air...

More air mass + more fuel matched by the ecu = more power. This applied to all combustion engines, turbo and N/A.

[Hurdy]

I just turn my boost up! 

Seriously though, my R handles the hot weather much better than I thought it would.

[greygti]

What cooler do you run hurdy ??

[rich83]

What cooler do you run hurdy ??

Hurdy has eurojet and WMI.