Am I in the right place?

[John Hess]

et moi, ici!

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Romans <romans at pacbell.net>
To: diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu <diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Wednesday, March 03, 1999 10:46 PM
Subject: Re: Am I in the right place?


>Hi Steve:  Is the GMECM list going yet?  I really want to be on that if
>possible.   Thanks.
>Mark
>-----Original Message-----
>From: steve ravet <Steve.Ravet at arm.com>
>To: diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu <diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
>Date: Wednesday, March 03, 1999 10:06 AM
>Subject: Re: Am I in the right place?
>
>
>>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
>>
>>--
>>Steve Ravet
>>steve.ravet at arm.com
>>Advanced Risc Machines, Inc.
>>www.arm.com
>>
>
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