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Old 04-17-2012, 01:26 AM   #33 (permalink)
Stan
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Originally Posted by steffen707 View Post
I don't think i said anything about smaller injectors, i said, "Try taking a stock d16z6 si engine and just lean the fuel injectors out to 20:1 air fuel ratio (edit: with a leaner fuel map) and you're going to destroy the engine. The engine has to be designed to go to lean burn in the first place."
The edit makes your point clear. Thanks.
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