[Gmecm] Cruise Ideas and Ostrich/Pocket Romulator

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why not just use the blazingly obvious solution-- fabricate a lever 
arm to attach to the MPFI unit, giving it the same distance from pivot 
as the old carby unit???


----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Ravet <Steve.Ravet at arm.com>
Date: Saturday, September 10, 2005 0:21 am
Subject: RE: [Gmecm] Cruise Ideas and Ostrich/Pocket Romulator

> > 
> > Also, after I swapped MPFI for the carb on my 3.4l V6,
> > the cruise control is overly aggressive.  It appears
> > to be happening because the MPFI throttle plate is
> > operated by a shorter lever arm that the old carb was,
> > so the same distance traveled by the cruise control
> > cable results in much more aggressive throttle inputs!
> >  I know this isn't really a GM-EFI question, but the
> > good people reading this newsletter have a variety of
> > automotive/electronic interests.  I've been searching
> > for info on fine tuning how the cruise control acts,
> > and I've reached the end of the line.  I've had little
> > success with Google and Metacrawler, does anyone have
> > any suggestions on how to fix one of the very few
> > problems with the MPFI installation?  Suggestions on
> > where else to look?  Thanks.
> > Duncan
> 
> I have this same behavior on my S-10 blazer after swapping the 2.8 
> for a
> 350.  I'm still using the original cruise module.  I always 
> thought that
> the V8 module would be less aggressive but have never gotten 
> around to
> trying one.  So you might try one from the MPFI engine and let us 
know
> if it works.  Or David's suggestion of modifying the orifices sounds
> good (and cheap).
> 
> --steve
> 
> 
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