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Old 12-22-2013, 05:51 AM   #47 (permalink)
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The reason the engine runs rich right after starting is because the O2 sensors aren't up to temperature and thus the engine doesn't actually know exactly what stoichiometric is. After 15 seconds the O2 sensors start working and what goes in is what goes out.

The sensors already have heating elements, and warming up the air isn't going to make things any faster.
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