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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 09:29 PM
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i have a 07 rk with stage one download exhaust and intake the problem is&nbsp\\;the temps around here are topping at about 100, and the last two rides i have noticed a lack of top end performance while riding in these temps then on the way back it is dark and cooled off some 15 degrees and it seems like the top end power is back what do you guys think i should do or should i just deal with it in these extremes. thanks
 
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 10:10 PM
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Maybe an oil cooler?
 
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i thought about that but would hot oil kill performance? i thought it would be a air/fuel ratio dilema.
 
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The hotter the air the less dense the oxygen...Theres nothing you can really do.&nbsp\\; As a Bracket Race car owner I can attest to the change in ambient&nbsp\\;heat increase,&nbsp\\;reduces&nbsp\\;performance.&nbsp\ \; And it is a function of density of available oxygen.&nbsp\\;&nbsp\\;&nbsp\\;
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 10:48 PM
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ORIGINAL: Donnylee

The hotter the air the less dense the oxygen...Theres nothing you can really do.&nbsp\\;\\\\\\; As a Bracket Race car owner I can attest to the change in ambient&nbsp\\;\\\\\\;heat increase,&nbsp\\;\\\\\\;reduces&nbsp\\;\\\\\\;perf ormance.&nbsp\\;\\\\\\; And it is a function of density of available oxygen.&nbsp\\;\\\\\\;&nbsp\\;\\\\\\;&nbsp\\;\\\\\ \;
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thanks donnylee that was what i was expecting to hear not much&nbsp\\;can be&nbsp\\;done about it.thanks
 
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