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- From: hacker@cco.caltech.edu (Jonathan Bruce Hacker)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Opinions - lowering backpressure on fuel injected engine
- Date: 21 Nov 1992 23:23:48 GMT
- Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
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- Message-ID: <1emge4INNkp1@gap.caltech.edu>
- References: <1992Nov20.021658.19592@atlastele.com>
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- Keywords: fi fuel injection backpressure exhaust
-
- scotte@atlastele.com (Scott Elam) writes:
-
-
- >I have heard conflicting opinions about lowering the backpressure
- >on fuel injected engines. One person told me that it would cause
- >the FI to run really lean and eventually burn the valves. Another
- >person said that was an old wives tale. He told me that if the
- >engine was tuned-up after the system was installed everything would be
- >fine (I tend to believe the second guy).
-
- >I want to upgrade my exhaust system in stages on my '87 4cyl
- >Toyota 4x4 PU, starting with the muffler and a larger diameter
- >tailpipe. Eventually I'll replace the header and cat-converter.
-
- >Anybody have any thoughts on this? I'd appreciate hearing them.
-
- As long as you stay within the dynamic range of your air flow sensor
- the FI computer will compensate. Mild exhaust system mods usually fall
- in this category.
-
- If you exceed that range, you will need to look at major modifications
- to your FI including higher flow injectors, larger throttle body, and
- air flow sensor, and a new computer to run it all.
-
- --
- Jon Hacker
- Caltech, Pasadena CA
- hacker@tumbler-ridge.caltech.edu
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