Car performance when its cold out, is your celi like this? Options

[saleeka]

today after getting off work i had to let my car warm up because it was about -8 degrees outside... let it warm for about 10, and then proceded to drive home... Whenever its this cold out (below zero) my car feels MUCH stronger than normal... does anybody else think so? I figure it has somthing to do with cold air being utilized mabey? Anyways once the car gets rolling the thermostat temp never climbs above the bottom beginning line just above the C, THATS how cold it is... So is this just me or what

[Anub1s]

If your heater is on at all it won't let the temperature guage get very high, that accompanied with the low temps will do that.

[rjbibeau]

colder air is more dense so your timing and fuel ratios are changed. my celica hauled azz in the winter i loved it.

[946thGenGT]

If your heater is on at all it won't let the temperature guage get very high, that accompanied with the low temps will do that.
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Hmm, I hate to disagree but I live up in Canada where we frequent temps of -30C and leaving the car runing for 10-15 minutes with the heater on full still lets the temperature needle rise to the normal position.

[rjbibeau]

it's called a thermostat peeps.

[Anub1s]

hmmm maybe its just the thermostat that I have that makes it do that. I drive the car for about 10 mins after a 10 min warm up with the heater on and it doesn't get to op. wierd.

[macavely]

Yea i feel my engine has more power when its cold out... the engine bay also stays a lot cooler... so i know cooler air does get sucked in to the motor... so.. yea there should be more power being produced... but thats just and guess... no real hard facts or numbers to prove it..

[saleeka]

If your heater is on at all it won't let the temperature guage get very high, that accompanied with the low temps will do that.
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Hmm, I hate to disagree but I live up in Canada where we frequent temps of -30C and leaving the car runing for 10-15 minutes with the heater on full still lets the temperature needle rise to the normal position.
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thats why I said once i start driving it wont climb higher than the line...

[popstar]

yeah i agree about the engin really buzzing in the cold...
like in Canada, i've driven in that sort of cold and the temp gauge runs as normal, it's the +35 in summer that gives me stress

check the 'stat fella.....

[bufferdan]

Yea i feel my engine has more  power when its cold out... the engine bay also stays a lot cooler...  so i know cooler air does get sucked in to the motor... so.. yea there should be more power being produced... but thats just and  guess... no real hard facts or numbers to prove  it..
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This has been known and proven longer than any of us have been alive. Cold air is much denser therefor you get more into the engine which = more power. ITs only common sense. Turbo cars respond extremely well in cold weather.

[Mr_E]

This has been known and  proven longer than any of us have been alive.  Cold air is much denser therefor you get more into the engine which = more power.  ITs only common sense.  Turbo cars respond extremely well in cold weather.
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The four feels significantly faster this time of year....