[Diy_efi] Intro, and q's about fuel economy

[Greg Hermann]

At 5:58 AM 12/16/02, Dave Dahlgren wrote:
>I looked at your pic of the car on the net.. You have a centrifugal<sp> clutch.
>What rpm does it lock up and how does that relate to peak torque and the
>rpm for
>max mileage?? Is it adjustable with springs or weights or can it be made to
>completely lock up so you can pull the engine down to a low rpm once you are
>moving? seems like there is no sense buzzing along at 3 or 4k rpm when you are
>trying to save fuel..
>Dave

Agreed with all of the above. Adapting a motorcycle clutch would likely be
a big improvement.

 BTW--Roller chain drives are extremely efficient. (high 90's)

Greg



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