DIY_EFI Digest Friday, 15 August 1997 Volume 02 : Number 276 In this issue: Re: Anti-turbo lag systems Re: Re:Assholyness Re: Reality of Fuel Consumption Re: I WANT OUT!! See the end of the digest for information on subscribing to the DIY_EFI or DIY_EFI-Digest mailing lists. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Fred Miranda Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 00:03:00 -0500 (CDT) Subject: Re: Anti-turbo lag systems At 12:10 AM 8/15/97 -0400, you wrote: If you have a stand alone EFI try backing the timing way off while in this mode. That'll get you more boost. I had a friend's RX7 making 12-15# using a (cringe) TEC2. Fred >Actually, I have tried this using an MSD 2 step wired to the clutch switch. > The rpm limit with the clutch disengauged is 3500 and with it engauged it is >7000. The effect is at the line with the clutch disengauged and the >throttle wide open I would get about 7-8 psi boost just sitting there. It >definately helped with the 60 ft time. I read about the idea in an old Dave >Vizard book on 2.0 ford engines. > >I am hoping to try an increase the amount of boost acheived at the line with >an MT. I guess I'm jealous of the grand nationals being able to spool the >turbo on the line against the torque converter and launch under boost. > >Thanks to everyone that has posted so far. > >Max > > ------------------------------ From: "Robert Harris" Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 22:13:30 -0700 Subject: Re: Re:Assholyness At the end of the weekly grind - not yet - maybe - Thank god for model trains and rebuilding mustangs. "When some one gets something for nothing - some one else gets nothing for something " If the first ingredient ain't Habanero, then the rest don't matter. Robert Harris - ---------- > From: Kerrie.Thornton@xxx.uk > To: DIY_EFI@xxx.edu > Subject: Re:Assholyness > Date: Thursday, August 14, 1997 9:15 AM > > > > > > > Kerrie Thornton@ISL > 14/08/97 17:15 > > Dear Bob > > I recently listened to a radio news broadcast about road rage murders in > America. One statement that caught my attention was ' I wouldn't have shot > him if he hadn't grinned at me'!! > > Are you related to this man? > ------------------------------ From: "Robert Harris" Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 22:21:57 -0700 Subject: Re: Reality of Fuel Consumption It is in california. "When some one gets something for nothing - some one else gets nothing for something " If the first ingredient ain't Habanero, then the rest don't matter. Robert Harris - ---------- > From: Clare Snyder > To: diy_efi@xxx.edu > Subject: Re: Reality of Fuel Consumption > Date: Thursday, August 14, 1997 6:33 PM > > >The biggest bottleneck to both performance and economy is > >the legislatively mandated catalytic converter. In order to work > >the mixture must be in a narrow range - stoichemic - which is > >neither good for mileage or power. What happens is that an > >engine must pump out crap so the secondary scrubber can > >work and clean the crap up. Typical government non-thinking. > > > >Virtually all work on running on lean efficient mixtures has stopped > >because its a waste of time as long as devices are mandated and > >not numbers. Until numbers matter more than devices, no one will > >ever see high efficiency transportation. > > > >"When some one gets something for nothing - > > some one else gets nothing for something " > > > >If the first ingredient ain't Habanero, then the rest don't matter. > >Robert Harris > > > > > >---------- > >> From: Dave J. Andruczyk > >> To: diy_efi@xxx.edu > >> Subject: Re: Reality of Fuel Consumption > >> Date: Wednesday, August 13, 1997 6:49 PM > >> > >> > >IF you could capture ALL of the heat energy known to exist in a gallon of > >> > >gasoline, and get it ALL to the wheels, 100MPG would not be such a > >stretch. > >> > >A low-tech Austin Mini 850 from the very early 60's was capable of in > >excess > >> > >of 50 MPG. That engine is only about 30% efficient, by common knowlege. > >With > >> > >heat rejection coatings, fuel injection, full engine management, and > >> > >turbocharging, possibly a bit of ceramic componentry to allow higher > >> > >temperatures, it should be do-able. 100 MPG from a behemoth like a 61 > >> > >Cadilac IS a stretch.> > >> > >> Speaking of MPG, I used to own a 86 Chevy Sprint ( 3 cyl 1 litre > >> Carbureted (feedback) that got a consisitent 55-58 MPG on the highway with > >> a full load. ( two people plus luggage). Not bad for a not so wimpy 1 > >> litre, with a carb. Ironically the newer version ( geo metro) gets poorer > >> mileage with fuel injection.. > >> > >> Dave > >> > > > The cat is not mandated. Only the end result is determined by law, if you > are the manufacturer. IF you can meet the requirements of the law without a > cat, and have the money to certify it, you can. You are then a > manufacturer.Don't put the blame on the legislators, although they deserve > it for a lot of the crap they put together. Throw enough money at ANY > problem, and you can either solve it or make it dissappear. ------------------------------ From: "David Petrie" Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 00:21:30 PDT Subject: Re: I WANT OUT!! HELP!!! Every time I try and unsub from this list I get the following: >Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 07:13:39 GMT >To: dpetrie@xxx.com >From: Majordomo@xxx.edu >Subject: Majordomo results: unsub > >-- > >>>>> unsubscribe diy_efi >**** unsubscribe: '"David Petrie" ' is not a member of list 'diy_efi'. >>>>> end >END OF COMMANDS This is bullshit! If I keep getting mail, am I not on the list? HELP! Someone fix this f^%king thing before I really get pissed off. Please mail me directly. TIA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ INSANE HORESPOWER IS THE ONLY WAY OUT OF AN INSANE WORLD Dave Petrie ASP Micros, email- dpetrie@xxx.com Melbourne, AUSTRALIA h/page- http://www.asp.com.au ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ End of DIY_EFI Digest V2 #276 ***************************** To subscribe to DIY_EFI-Digest, send the command: subscribe diy_efi-digest in the body of a message to "Majordomo@xxx. A non-digest (direct mail) version of this list is also available; to subscribe to that instead, replace "diy_efi-digest" in the command above with "diy_efi".