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Old 02-11-2010, 08:04 PM   #7 (permalink)
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...how about a calculated BSFC "mapping" using Load, MAP/MAF and RPM?

...something to "show" you when you "in" the best BSFC area if the engine loading?
That's actually my theory on how the ScanGauge works. I think it has a generic BSFC chart that "adapts" to the car over time. I thought that it would only need LOAD and RPM for BSFC. Why would it need MAP/MAF? Does the MAP/MAF tell you where the "hills and valleys" are in the BSFC?

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