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![]() randall g wrote: When you are running at a typical rich setting, the maximum possible combustion will be occurring in all cylinders. Not quite. This only happens at a certain mixture setting. Any other setting reduces power. |
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On Tue, 03 Oct 2006 19:39:26 -0600, Newps wrote:
randall g wrote: When you are running at a typical rich setting, the maximum possible combustion will be occurring in all cylinders. Not quite. This only happens at a certain mixture setting. Any other setting reduces power. Fair enough, but on the rich side of peak the power curve (vs fuel flow) is fairly flat, so power differences are relatively minor. On the lean side it drops much more quickly. randall g =%^) PPASEL+Night 1974 Cardinal RG http://www.telemark.net/randallg Lots of aerial photographs of British Columbia at: http://www.telemark.net/randallg/photos.htm Vancouver's famous Kat Kam: http://www.katkam.ca |
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