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07-05-2012 08:01 PM |
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Originally Posted by serialk11r
(Post 297408)
If they leaned out the high load cells and didn't touch the stoichiometric areas, if anything it should be better for lead foots and unchanged for most people right? If you're going to change fuel economy the low load areas need to be changed. For example dropping cruise AFR to like 18:1 with increased throttle position would give a noticable fuel economy improvement (and a lot of NOx).
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In theory yes, however once you are in closed loop operation the sub routines become a nightmare, a little change here, effects way over there type of situations. It takes time, gas, more time, and more gas. The O2 sensors are always aiming for stochimetric when under closed loop operation, now one could change the load change over point in the cruising areas, say 1500 to 2500 RPM, loads 20-40 to drop closed loop, then the ECU will revert back to fuel calculations instead of O2 feedback, then you can truely gain economy say 3 to 5 mpg, but there is a risk even in this because you will be running the engine at higher operating conditions due to the lean AFR, so CATS start breaking apart, cooling systems start to fail... you get the idea
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