Seasonal tuning

[Ghoste]

I've asked quite a few dumb questions lately about jetting and timing but there has been a reason behind them.  In any case, indulge me once more and tell me, those of you who drive in some seasonal extremes like southern Canada or the northern US, do you retune your car to go from the cold dry seasons to the hot muggy one?

[A383Wing]

Nope...set it and ferget it....

[68X426]

Ghoste - actually it's a great question you ask.

I set it and forget it. Yes I live in California, but I have to point out it is one gigantic state with lots of extremes (weather, not just the people).

I live at 2500 foot elevation, and then find myself near sea level in one hour and at 8000 feet in 45 minutes. A typical day can take me from 200 foot elevation to 6000 feet. The temp in winter will be 40 degree days and 20 nights. In summer it will be 100-108 mostly. Even with the extremes I've made no changes and the car (carb, not FI) runs solid in all those conditions.

I doubt this helps, since you get deep, long freezes and wet summers. Just thought I would throw it in.

[Ghoste]

No it does help.  I suppose it's impractical to try and tune for changes in altitude unless they are long term but you do get the temperature swings.  And you certainly recall the swings along the Great Lakes.  I don't drive the Charger in the snow or salt but yeah, there can be some very frozen dry days going to the hot muggy summers.

[68X426]

I'll add that for the heat of summer (100 plus June to September) I do not change any settings. It is the humidity I do not have to face.

Maybe I would do something different, I would have to experiment if I were faced with that condition. I hope you get some input from those in the know. Good luck.