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Old 09-03-2014, 09:18 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by johnlvs2run View Post
Why do you feel the sensor reading is a better indicator?

Does the .015 reading indicate fuel passing through, or fuel still left in the line?
Because the ultragauge is dependent on the sensors and there is no FE sensor. So therefore the 999.99 mpg number is a UG calculated guess. The sensor is directly reading the exhaust and reporting out voltage according to what it finds. Given how many times the engine turns in a second at 1500 or 2000 rpms, I can't imagine residual fuel would last more than 1 or 2 seconds. But this can go on continually over 10 seconds, and not at 0.015, but at numbers like 0.6 and such. There's no way that at a 0.6 O2 voltage reading from the sensor the FE could actually be 999.99 mpg, is there? What do you think?
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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