It also demonstrates the importance of watching heat soak when drag racing on repeated runs. As soon as you start moving, temps get a little lower. Were I to be seriously into drag racing, an air-conditioned tent, with blast-cooled front of car would be desirable, as would a huge radiator and coolers, chiller for the aftercooler, etc.
Ironically, on cold days, it is nice, I confess, to see that the intake air temperature is above ambient at a nice, comfortable room temperature, which aids combustion and warmup, for certain, as one of the biggest enemies of warmup in a naturally aspirated car is the ongoing assault of cold air to the intake tract and to the cylinder.
Ironically, on cold days, it is nice, I confess, to see that the intake air temperature is above ambient at a nice, comfortable room temperature, which aids combustion and warmup, for certain, as one of the biggest enemies of warmup in a naturally aspirated car is the ongoing assault of cold air to the intake tract and to the cylinder.
