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Lean at part throttle?

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Old Mar 29, 2003 | 12:02 AM
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Lean at part throttle?

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?
Old Mar 29, 2003 | 07:43 AM
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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

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