air fuel ratio with boost
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They way I see it, whatever the engine, whatever the combination, its all about preventing failure. If an engine can run at 12:1 and not fail, then thats good. If another engine needs 10.5:1 to not fail, then thats good as well.
My goal is not to speculate on GM on what they did wrong, nor mercury racing, or what they did right. I aim my posts at the average do it yourselfer, like myself. For the guy building a home built supercharged marine engine. Some of these topics, can be beneficial to them. While the 1075 lives at the air fuel ratio it does, it is certainly not the target for the guy running a 177 blower on a 502 with a carb and no knock protection, no intercooler, poor fuel distribution, etc. Many guys over the years have burnt pistons, valves etc, due to lean conditions before widebands were available. They thought the plugs looked fine, so it had to be something else causing it. Next thing they are running 28* timing, to keep it together, which really was a band aid to the tune.
My goal is not to speculate on GM on what they did wrong, nor mercury racing, or what they did right. I aim my posts at the average do it yourselfer, like myself. For the guy building a home built supercharged marine engine. Some of these topics, can be beneficial to them. While the 1075 lives at the air fuel ratio it does, it is certainly not the target for the guy running a 177 blower on a 502 with a carb and no knock protection, no intercooler, poor fuel distribution, etc. Many guys over the years have burnt pistons, valves etc, due to lean conditions before widebands were available. They thought the plugs looked fine, so it had to be something else causing it. Next thing they are running 28* timing, to keep it together, which really was a band aid to the tune.
Last edited by MILD THUNDER; 01-28-2015 at 07:48 PM.
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I'll take a stab at it, but it probably only takes 35-45hp for a Vette to cruise at 65mph. So,,,,very light throttle, very high vacuum, very little oxygen/fuel in that combustion chamber....ie:very low cylinder pressure.
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