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afratioitem [2008/01/29 13:46]
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 ====== Estimated A/F ratio ====== ====== Estimated A/F ratio ======
  
-The A/F Ratio display item causes more confusion than any other. ​ But it's really very simple. ​ It's basically taking __mass__ airflow data reported from the datalog and dividing it by __mass__ fuel flow data.  ​The calculate __mass__ fuel flow, the display item uses injector pulsewidth data from the datalog and the flowrate of your injectors along with the specific gravity of the fuel you're running.+The A/F Ratio display item causes more confusion than any other. ​ But it's really very simple. ​ It's basically taking __mass__ airflow data reported from the datalog and dividing it by __mass__ fuel flow data to arrive at an estimated A/F ratio.  ​To calculate __mass__ fuel flow, the display item uses injector pulsewidth data from the datalog and the true (more on this below) ​flowrate of your injectors along with the specific gravity of the fuel you're running.
  
 What's confusing many times is that you have to **TELL** the A/F Ratio display item the flowrate of your injectors. ​ It doesn'​t know and can't assume that the global fuel scalar is correct. ​ You configure the A/F Ratio display item the same way you configure other display items. ​ Right click on the A/F Ratio label in the graph legend and select "​Props"​. ​ Fuel specific gravity data will be available from your fuel supplier. ​ C16 race fuel, for example, will have a very different specific gravity than regular Exxon pumpgas. What's confusing many times is that you have to **TELL** the A/F Ratio display item the flowrate of your injectors. ​ It doesn'​t know and can't assume that the global fuel scalar is correct. ​ You configure the A/F Ratio display item the same way you configure other display items. ​ Right click on the A/F Ratio label in the graph legend and select "​Props"​. ​ Fuel specific gravity data will be available from your fuel supplier. ​ C16 race fuel, for example, will have a very different specific gravity than regular Exxon pumpgas.
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 ===== IMPORTANT 1G NOTE ===== ===== IMPORTANT 1G NOTE =====
  
-From the factory, manual transmission 1G DSMs came with a base fuel pressure of 37psi.  ​The ECUof course, knew this and calculated fuel delivery based on the assumption that you were running 450cc injectors at 37psi. ​ Most injectors are rated at 43.5psi, ​however. ​ Including ​those 450cc injectors installed on the 1G DSMs.  So that 450cc/min rating is not the actual ​flowrate into the engine. ​ The actual flowrate is closer to 415cc/min:+From the factory, manual transmission 1G DSMs came with a base fuel pressure of 37psi.  ​Howevermost injectors are rated at 43.5psi, ​including ​those 450cc injectors installed on the 1G DSMs.  So that 450cc/min rating is not the real flowrate into the engine. ​ The actual flowrate is closer to 415cc/min:
  
   450 * sqrt( 37 / 43.5 ) = 415   450 * sqrt( 37 / 43.5 ) = 415
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