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Old 07-04-2009, 10:36 AM   #285 (permalink)
stevey_frac
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Jalilah - '07 Chevrolet Cobalt LT
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Originally Posted by dcb View Post
well, if hydrogen fuel enrichment is only good for cutting idle fuel consumption in half (source), I have a much simpler and infinitely more effective solution. Turn off your dang engine INSTEAD of idling.

lean burn does help, but it is not the ultimate solution, it is a band-aid for an over sized engine. bsfc naturally peaks around stoich because you aren't passing unburnt fuel (rich) or pumping unused air (lean).
This is true. So, do we wait for the 300 CC engine with a turbo that puts out 50 hp?

Truthfully.... that'd be kind of sexy...
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