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Old 12-22-2016, 06:37 PM   #1 (permalink)
Harlan
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Testing Lean Burn on my RX8.

I'm currently working on tuning for lean burn on my Rx8 with the end goal of 40+ MPG from a stock MPG of around 20. Here is a video on why I believe lean burn will work well on the rotary engine, and how you gain efficiency as you go lean.

Yes I could start with a different engine, but where is the fun in that! I'll post more as I get more data.

I done a few different tests so far and I will be posting video and results as I get it edited. So far I've seen a 20% reduction in indicated fuel consumption in idle, but I have not run the test long enough for solid data, nor is data at idle that meaningful anyway. I will be live tuning in cruise when I can get everything set up and recruit a helper.


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