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Old 11-08-2011, 12:49 PM   #8 (permalink)
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I would like to know more as well. Relative simplicity. The "idea" of what load percentage the engine is working would be informative.

In the meantime, the old rule of 600-60-6 for steady state optimal FE offers some illumination:

Pyrometer at 600-F, or less

Road Speed at 60-mph, or less

Manifold Pressure Gauge at 6-psi, or less

It just isn't enough, though, for transitional states. At what rhythm to use the controls.

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