air-assisted injectors, sort of

[xxalexx at ix.netcom.com]

> Ignoring the issue of detonation, how ignitable are lean mixtures? Or
> rather, how lean can you make the mixture and still be able to ignite
> it? What if you allow for a seriously powerful ignition, and/or bump
> the CR up a lot? It seems a bit weird to me that lean mixtures are
> more prone to detonation (which indicates to me a mixture near
> optimum, or near one of perhaps 2 optimums) and also considered to
> be hard to ignite - or is that only at a *much* leaner A/F ratio?
> 
I have heard reports of 26:1;  If your engine is still running above 
20:1 the extra air will prevent detonation.  The Japaneese have
production engines, I am not sure if used yet in states.
This is one of the reasons for the development of the wide range
O2 sensor.
alex