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Old 02-25-2011, 02:13 AM   #21 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by zonker View Post
this is true, but if the air was forced thru a throttle plate on a fuel injected car, the tps would still read the throttle opening as less than what air the engine is actually getting and deliver less fuel, much in the same way a large vacuum leak would, so you'd have a air/fuel mixture change that would reflect a leaner condition.

This is how DIY turbo kits added to a non-turbo designed motor/ecu contribute to engines that go clunk in the night.
The O2 sensing circuit wouldn't correct?

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