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Old May 7, 2007 | 10:53 AM
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Went to strip Friday night (in Hattiesburg, Mississippi). It was my 2nd trip to the track. I was a running little slower times at first and I think it was because of the humidity. I cut my best 60' time of 2.08 and ran a 14.10?!?! I dont know what the deal was. It just seemed to be dying on the top end. I ran plenty of 2.1x and was staying in the low 14s. I finally installed my mail order tune and ran my best of 13.99 at 99 with a 2.10 60'. My question is, How exactly does humidty affect drag times?
 
Old May 8, 2007 | 06:06 AM
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anyone?
 
Old Jun 14, 2007 | 11:49 AM
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As the humidity goes up, the air pressure for a given volume of air goes down(the air is less dense). Humid air has fewer oxygen molecules to burn per unit volume. Therefore the engine combusts a little bit less making less power.
 
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