Colorado high altitude driving...no power, help?

No sir, elevation is absolute. You are on the ground, 10,245 ft above sea level. Altitude is a reference of atmospherice pressure for almost all accounts. So at 10,000 ft on a 105°f day, the pressure altitude may be 11,900, while you are physically only 10,000 ft in elevation.

 

That’s so funny I spat out my coke.

 

Cat may be eating too high of an octane if a butt scoot lights up.

 

I'm spoiled in Oregon. Mid grade is 89. I've been running it for years.

 

It's just static due to the cold dry air at altitude.

 

As opposed to "at elevation".

 

Its not confusing. Less atmospheric pressure equals lower air charge in a natural aspirated engine. Lower air charge equals lower maximum compression (WOT), allowing use of lower octane fuel without detonation. I am not sure about the "higher octane equals less power" statement. I know high elevation equals less air, less air equals less compression, and with less compression you can run lower octane without the risk of detonation you would have at normal elevation.

 

I always run 85 when I'm in higher elevations. Up here in the low country, it's not even available. I live at 3000 feet.

 

Not if you know what you are doing...

 

If somebody uses altitude in normal conversation when they mean elevation and you call them out on it you might be right but also nobody in the room likes you

 

I always seem to get high in co

 

I live in Grand Junction. The trick is heavy foot. Floor it and let it down shift. Otherwise URD long tube headers and/or supercharger.

 

I have a house at 9300' and travel two higher passes to reach it. Stock tires, MT and no extra weight certainly help. There's a reason turbo cars and trucks (think Subaru and turbo-diesel) are so popular around here.