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Forum: General Fuel Topics

07-05-2010, 03:53 PM

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My FE/Performance Project

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Posted By DRW

That analogy might apply if turbo cars were...

That analogy might apply if turbo cars were driven nearly full throttle all the time.

If an engine has sufficient power without adding a turbo, would adding a turbo increase FE?

Forum: General Fuel Topics

07-05-2010, 03:49 PM

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My FE/Performance Project

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Posted By DRW

One counterpoint is the issue of fitment. An...

One counterpoint is the issue of fitment. An inline 4 typically has plenty of room for a turbo system. A V8 usually doesn't since the exhaust headers on each bank of cylinders are far away from...

Forum: General Fuel Topics

07-03-2010, 05:34 PM

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My FE/Performance Project

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Posted By DRW

eh, well you know the story... emissions, cost,...

eh, well you know the story...
emissions, cost, making the car suitable for the general public.
Our cars have short 5th gear because the average Joe likes to mash the gas in 5th gear and expects...

Forum: General Fuel Topics

03-14-2010, 04:43 PM

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My FE/Performance Project

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Posted By DRW

Looks nice! Is the oil return line close enough...

Looks nice! Is the oil return line close enough to the header to need heat wrap? It looks close in the pic.

Nice taper on the collector, too.

Forum: General Fuel Topics

03-03-2010, 09:33 PM

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My FE/Performance Project

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Posted By DRW

I'm not exactly sure of my AF ratio since my...

I'm not exactly sure of my AF ratio since my wideband only reads up to 18:1 :eek:
When the car is in lean burn mode the AF ratio varies with load. At medium loads it's around 17.3 to 17.8.

Forum: General Fuel Topics

03-02-2010, 10:31 PM

Replies: 78

My FE/Performance Project

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Posted By DRW

Oh yeah, Oil squirters keep pistons cooler so...

Oh yeah,
Oil squirters keep pistons cooler so you can run tighter piston clearance. Does your engine alredy have them?
Is there any way you could swap in a taller 5th gear from another...

Forum: General Fuel Topics

03-02-2010, 10:22 PM

Replies: 78

My FE/Performance Project

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Posted By DRW

Wow! Great project. My car has several...

Wow! Great project. My car has several similarities to yours:
I have 7.9:1 compression, pentroof combustion chamber, dished pistons, turbo, programmable ecu with lean burn. I've thought about...

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