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Subject:Re: air/fuel mixture
From:John Bange
Date:Sun, 23 Apr 2006 17:27:14 -0700

>
> Bentley wants us to adjust the AFM based on the CO content of the exhaust
> gas
> (not measured with the above unit).  So, does anyone have good data on
> what the
> air:fuel ratio is supposed to be?
>

For gasoline, perfect AFR (called the "stoiciometric" ratio) is 14.7:1. No
engine achieves a perfect burn, though, so for "full throttle" the ECU goes
fairly rich. According tho the Bosch Fuel Injection & Engine Management book
(Probst), max power is at 12.6:1, best economy at 15.4:1. The EFI system
tried to stay on the rich side of 14.7:1, but as close to it as possible.
Generally when you tune with a wideband O2 sensor you aim for right around
stoiciometric and from there the ECU can handle the fine tuning. So long as
you get it into the ECU's effective self-adjustment range, the CO, NOx, and
HC should take care of themselves.

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John Bange
'90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"