Lean at part throttle?

96z
03-29-2003, 01:02 AM
Its not possible to run lean at part throttle or even idle since the computer keeps a 14.7:1 right? Its only WOT that you can run lean correct?

LWM
03-29-2003, 08:43 AM
The computer can only correct so much, then if those limits are exceeded, you could run lean. If you installed smaller injectors than the computer thinks is installed. A lean condition could be generated as the computer tries to richen up the mixture, but runs up against the wall in its BLM table (I think).

Perhaps if you installed a particularily radical camshaft that sent out alot of unburnt fuel into the exhaust stream, the computer might also try and lean you out to get what it thinks is a good mixture, that would leave you in a lean condition.

Under normal (near stock) you would not encounter a lean condition at idle/part throttle. You shouldn't encounter a lean condition at WOT either, that is unless you have some sort of Power Adder in the mix.

Hope this helps

LWM