Is my fuel enrichment working?

[amalventano1@home.com (Allyn)]

definitely, i get a good pull all the way to 7k, but i dont like going there (daily driver and all)
Al

----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com>
To: "Allyn" <amalventano1@home.com>; "Josh Hignight" <Josh.Hignight@phoenix.edu>; "'scirocco'"
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 9:33 PM
Subject: Re: Is my fuel enrichment working?


> Allyn-
>   You say good cams will cure the over-6K rev power drop, but that your
> rieger cams start laying down above 5500.  Do they still out-pull the
> stockers above 6K?
>
> Larry  sandiego16V
>
> > As you get past 6k, the factory cams become the bottleneck, and you end up
> not gaining much more
> > mass of air in the cylinders as your rpm goes up. Also, the factory design
> of the airflow sensor
> > plate doesnt tune it properly for ops at >6k, thus slightly leaning out
> the engine (better for
> > emmisions, but not for power). A power module will fix the leaning part,
> better cams will solve the
> > airflow problem. The rieger has only cams (no power module) and pulls
> harder and harder up to about
> > 5500. It starts to fall off past that, but its not a noticable power loss.
> I dont stay up that high
> > very much, except on the occasional nice long pull to 105 in 3rd (nice on
> an entrance ramp). Gotta
> > love that FN.
> > Al
>
>
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