Opinions on idea .....

[ARTHUR OKUN]

You wrote: 
>
> From 
>>there it should be simple to compute the amount of fuel required for 
any 
>>flow into the engine. Any drawback to this sort of approach, or is 
there 
>>a simpler way to do this.
>
>Rob, 
>
>This is a theoretical approach, and IMHO it won't work!!!
>
>There will be more variables to consider. Battery voltage, water
>temperature, humidity, etc etc. The problem is that although you may 
get
>within striking distance, you would be better off building something,
>generating the mapping system and then mapping it on a dyno, either 
chassis
>or engine. That way you actually generate the numbers the engine wants 
and
>not the theoretical ones which are only ballpark, and will need 
mapping in
>anyway. 
>
>If you do not have access to a dyno, use an oxygen sensor, there is a 
thread
>running on them right now. Just drive around and tune it that way
>
>
>Peter Wales
>President Superchips Inc Florida
>Chairman Superchips Ltd Buckingham
>"Timing is everything"
>
>the BIG problem is trying to meet emission standards using a 
mathamatical model other than that keep everything on the rich side and 
i believe no problem.