Dyno with O2 Sensor
Berkeley and Bill Conner
annapolis13315 at netzero.com
Mon Feb 23 18:19:04 CST 2004
Bruce.Hearn at cd-tech.com wrote:
> I don't know how much oxygenates are added to make winter fuel in your
> area, but the effect isn't that big. Most oxygenates will have about 1/3
> fewer BTUs/gal than straight gasoline. A simple calculation estimates a 2%
> -4% power loss for 5%-10% oxygenate addition.
Thanks, Bruce. So on a 140 WHP engine, that would be 2.8 - 5.6 WHP. I'm
measuring 5-7 WHP loss from October to February, along with what appears to be
some leaning out. Still, gives one pause....
Bill Conner
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