Ford Truck Enthusiasts, The Internet's Leading Ford Trucks Resource, F150
 
Go Back   Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums > Diesel > 6.0L Power Stroke Diesel
Sign in using an external account
Register Forgot Password?
Register - Join us, its Free! Albums FAQ Members Tech Guides Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read VendorsUsed CarsGarage
Welcome to Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums


6.0L Power Stroke Diesel 2003 - 2007 F250, F350 pickup and F350+ Cab Chassis, 2003 - 2005 Excursion and 2003 - 2009 van SPONSORED BY:




 
Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Search this Thread
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 05-18-2004, 09:01 AM
Ford1TonsRock's Avatar
Ford1TonsRock Ford1TonsRock is offline
Senior User
Garage is empty, add now
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: San Diego
Posts: 221
Ford1TonsRock is starting off with a positive reputation.
Question Does temperature, barometric pressure, and relative humidity affect HP/Torque?

I imagine temperature, barometric pressure, and relative humidity does have an affect on HP/Torque, but does anyone know how much difference it makes?

Like sea level at 75 degrees with 80% humidity versus mile high driving at 40 degrees and 30% humidity?
Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 05-18-2004, 09:18 AM
Bajarider Bajarider is offline
Junior User
Garage is empty, add now
 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 63
Bajarider is starting off with a positive reputation.
Yes, but the effect is not as great on turbocharged engines.
Most dyno run sheets are adjusted to standard day conditions, a universal standard used to trim jet engines, also used to standardize dyno runs. It's been a while, but I think SDC's are 59 degrees, 0 percent humidity, 29.92 inches barometric pressure. Any jet jock will remember those numbers and can correct me if wrong. To answer your question completely, I'll look up the correction factors and post when I can find them, but I've seen the factors in Bosch's engineering manual and in SAE publications.

Last edited by Bajarider; 05-18-2004 at 09:22 AM.
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old 05-18-2004, 09:32 AM
SBV45's Avatar
SBV45 SBV45 is offline
Postmaster
2009 Ford Explorer
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Central Texas
Posts: 4,201
SBV45 is starting off with a positive reputation.
Bajarider is correct and "standard" temp goes up 3 degrees for each 1000 foot altitude. So if your at 6000 feet on an 80 degree day, your at over 10000 ft "density altitude". Your performance is limited by the turbos ability to compress the air adequately staying within temperature ranges. So even a turbo'd engine will begin to "suck"
__________________
2009 Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0 V6 4X4.
Previous:
2005 Nissan Xterra 4X4
2003 Ford F250 6.0 Powerstroke 4X4
1986 Ford Bronco 4X4
Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)  
Old 05-18-2004, 10:40 AM
Ford1TonsRock's Avatar
Ford1TonsRock Ford1TonsRock is offline
Senior User
Garage is empty, add now
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: San Diego
Posts: 221
Ford1TonsRock is starting off with a positive reputation.
I wonder how much HP difference there is though from sea level to mile high level?
Reply With Quote
Old 05-18-2004, 10:40 AM
Reply

Go Back   Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums > Diesel > 6.0L Power Stroke Diesel

Tags
affect, barometric, diesel, effect, effects, engine, engines, gasoline, horsepower, hp, humidity, performance, pressure, relative, temperature, torque

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On
Forum Jump



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:21 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.5
Copyright ©2000 - 2013, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
SEO by vBSEO 3.5.2 ©2010, Crawlability, Inc.
Advertising - Terms of Use - Privacy Policy - Jobs
This forum is owned and operated by Internet Brands, Inc., a Delaware corporation. It is not authorized or endorsed by the Ford Motor Company and is not affiliated with the Ford Motor Company or its related companies in any way. FordŽ is a registered trademark of the Ford Motor Company.



 
vbulletin Admin Backup