emulator question

[goflo at pacbell.net]

David A. Cooley wrote:

> It's a proven fact that Gas engines make more power the cooler they are...
> Allowing the engine to rise to 300 degrees will result in massive amounts
> of detonation and require the timing to be retarded to the point you make
> very little power.  That's why performance chips also reccomend you add a
> cooler thermostat.  Allows them to run more timing/boost (super/turbo
> charged engines).  Higher temps will also make the oil lose it's viscosity
> faster and contaminate faster.

Well, some apples & oranges here - Increasing the coolant temperature
does
increase thermal efficiency, BUT, this is more than offset if charge
temp & oil temp are allowed to increase commensurately. Bruce is right.
F1
is one thing, street is another...

Jack