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Originally Posted by FailsafePerf So, you're saying that a richer mixture yields better gas mileage because you use less throttle? And who tunes a car to cruise at 12:1 anyway?

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01-10-2010, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by FailsafePerf

So, you're saying that a richer mixture yields better gas mileage because you use less throttle?

And who tunes a car to cruise at 12:1 anyway?

The numbers I gave were out of my azz just for the sake of demonstration, but yes, the best gas mileage will be achieved when the engine is operating at it's maximum Thermal Efficiency, regardless of whether you had to go richer or leaner.

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