Am I in the right place?

[steve ravet]

You're in the right place...  GMECM and EFI332 have specific charters,
but diy_efi is open to just about any kind of engine management topic.

Heinz Wittenbecher wrote:
> 
> Apologies if I'm not.
> It wasn't quite clear in the Charter on whether DIY means only DIYers that
> build from scratch or whether perhaps it includes folks like myself that
> converted his GMC motorhome's 455 Olds to ported fuel injection that's using
> the Accel ECU. I recently added an engine monitor with individual egt's etc
> and will be adding theAccel VIC unit in the next few days. Obviously I'm a
> newbie to efi and really just an amateur technician that enjoys his GMC.
> 
> It's a learn by doing program and every once in a while I'm stuck and find
> myself looking for help. I.e. setting up the EFI in general (using Accel's
> Calmap software in realtime), not so much for dragstrip performance but
> maximun reliability with reasonal fuel economy and performance. The engine
> monitor has a datalogging function and I expect to be using Excel or some
> other program to monitor the engine over time to hopefully pre-empt
> breakdowns without wasting time left on engine.
> 
> If I'm in the wrong place, my apologies in advance and if so I'll scoot outa
> here. If I am in the right place  I'd like to ask whether any information is
> available for the proper mixture setting using EGT's. I did search the
> archives but was not able to draw any conclusion. In my airplane days we
> used to go peak and then enrichen 50-75 degrees. Would the same apply or can
> each cylinder be run closer to peak? With the VIC I expect to be able to
> adjust each injector so that no compromised setting has to be used.
> 
> TIA - Heinz
> '76 GMC Classic MH
> www.bytedesigns.com/gmc

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