Thread: Engine/ECU mod ideas for mileage
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Old 04-30-2010, 04:02 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by sc2dave View Post
air is colder and it will waste more gas.
No the ECU thinks the air is colder so it advances timing. The MAF/MAP measure the amount of incoming air and adjust fuel based on that not air temp.
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