Re: Potters and high altitude

Bill Combs (ttursine@gnt.net)
Mon, 16 Aug 1999 22:57:35 -0500


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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> Our brand new Nissan 5 ran like poop at 6000 feet altitude. In fact it
> stalled out every time we put it in idle to switch gears. Didn't have any
> power under half throttle either. I don't know how the other Nissan 5's at
> the Tahoe sail performed, maybe they didn't have much power either, but at
> least they didn't stall out.

Honda 5 ran like champion under same conditions.

Any other data points out there?

Regards,

Bill Combs
WWP 19 #439 (Aug 1987)
"Ursa Minor"
Fort Walton Beach FL
ttursine@gnt.net