Venturi effect with efi throttle bodies

[Gregory A. Parmer]

On Mon, 31 Mar 1997, Tom Cloud wrote:
> <snip... (OEMs would) >
> make them all real big.  Consider the extreme in which
> the throttle bore were made _very_ large with the traditional
> butterfly valve throttle.  The air velocity would be extremely
> slow, and the gasoline would not be mixed -- in fact, it's
> <snip...>

Additionally, the large butterfly would give you less (poor) control over
the airflow. Accurately metering fuel doesn't help if you can't
meter the air!

-greg