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Old 01-26-2010, 08:10 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jfitzpat View Post
Likewise, you aren't going to burn anything up without heat, and CHT plummets lean of peak. The problems with running this lean are a) it is hard to keep the fuel distribution even to the cyls with such small amounts, so you can get rough engine operation and b) your emissions soar.
This is an interesting statement. I come from the performance world, and especially in turbo motors, "going lean" is a recipe for disaster. Is it only under high load and RPM conditions that going lean is a problem, but in light loading situations when economy is the target, it's not as much of an issue?
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