Fw: Cold fuel

[Bruce]

I forgto to mention, that if you look at some of the weirdness in IAT/MAT
sensor locations in some GM cars, that mounting might be as much of a fidge
factor for fuel temp as it is for air temp
Bruce




----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce" <nacelp at bright.net>
To: <diy_efi at diy-efi.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 17, 1999 12:28 PM
Subject: Re: Cold fuel


>
> With wet manifolds, might have a problem with the fuel being too warm
(also
> remember in carb applications you have to allow for fuel volume).   So
they
> can have ****TOO**** much of a good thing (vaporization).
>
> On EFI (port), just about the opposite is true.  You can have trouble, er,
> you can sometimes improve performance by aiding with fuel vaporization.
>
> If you look at the latest GM manifolds, and heads you can see where they
are
> making a real effort to get as much fuel on the back of the valve head as
> possible.
>
> Honda F1 in years last ran a fuel preheater, to aid in vaporization.
> Bruce
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Con Torrisi" <mini at bretts.com.au>
> To: <diy_efi at diy-efi.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 9:12 AM
> Subject: Cold fuel
>
>
> > Would there be much benefit from cooling or even chilling the fuel
before
> it
> > enters the fuel rail and gets injected into the engine?
> >
> > I have seen drag racers run their fuel lines through a small cooler box
> full
> > of ice (dry and wet). Would it help cool the air/fuel charge in the
engine
> > and hence delay the onset of possible detonation. What would be the
> benefits
> > of doing this?
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Con
> >
>
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