Decelleration Fuel Cut

[Ross Corrigan]

At 01:20 PM 1/20/01 , Tony Bryant wrote:>Hi List,
> >            Under what condition is 'decceleration fuel cut' used?  Is fuel
> >totally stopped to the engine?  How can you tell (via MAP, TPS, RPM
> >whatever) if the engine is stealing torque(braking - absorbing power)
>versus
> >producing torque for either constant speed or acceleration?  Is cutting
>fuel
> >always appropriate during engine decelleration? (I'm guessing no, as you
> >could be decelleration while going up a hill decelerating slower than
> >gravity would accelerate you in the reverse direction so theres alway a
>load
> >on the engine!)
> >
>
>
>If you (or anyone else) are contemplating this on a race car - DONT! - its
>lethel, and just asking for the rear end to step out when you aren't
>expecting it.
>
>I have the dents to prove it.

Uh, is this a reason for me not to install my recently acquired pro-flo 
3500 EFI system on my sbc v8 280zx that I daily drive and take to 
roadrace/lapping days in the summer?

Ross (can't stand dents but smacks are even worse) C
Ross Corrigan  /  Vancouver, Canada      R200 4.11's available

Of all the things I've lost I miss my mind the most.

mailto:280zx at home.com      ICQ # 11549358
http://207.212.212.139/~corrigan/gearheads/pics/wheels/sirbg.jpg    where a 
Z belongs
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