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Re: fifth-gear and miles per gallon
You are right. The mixture doesnt change at any steady throttle position.
The volume however does. The more rpm's the more fuel required to generate
more rpm's.
Chris DeLong
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>From: Shawn C Meze <skerocdriver@juno.com>
>To: mpeters6@rochester.rr.com
>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: fifth-gear and miles per gallon
>Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 19:15:16 EST
>
>On Wed, 31 Oct 2001 16:48:43 -0500 "Marc Peterson"
><mpeters6@rochester.rr.com> writes:
> >Assuming no enrichment is used...
> >
> >All CIS/CIS-E engines mixed by the air flow meter flap. If the engine
> >is
> >running at a given RPM, it is pumping a fixed amount of air though it,
> >so to
> >my understanding 3000 rpm is the same amout of fuel whether it is 1/2
> >or 3/4
> >throttle, the mixture doesn't change based on the throttle position.
>
>
>Huh? Shure it does. If you open the throttle more it will allow more air
>which in turn, allows more fuel. (the CIS plate moves up higher, more
>fuel flows.... ect.)
>
>
>Shawn Méze
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