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Date:         Mon, 13 Nov 2000 20:45:14 EST
Reply-To:     kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Digifant performance stuff.
Comments: To: gstearns@sprintmail.com

Gary; I monitor the O2 output with a ten LED bargraph gadget I built. During closed loop operation it shows me fully rich output at WOT. Put yours back in closed loop and see what you get.

Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis <Kernersville,NC> 86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe --------------------------------------------------

On Mon, 13 Nov 2000 20:18:48 -0500 Gary Stearns <gstearns@SPRINTMAIL.COM> writes: >This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > >------=_NextPart_000_0035_01C04DAE.EE5574C0 >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > >Hi- >Over the weekend I received a response to my question about Digi- = >operating specs from Mark Keller. Seems he has been running his WBX >in = >open loop with a voltmeter on the O2 sensor as I have. While I was >out = >taking the kids to see grandma, I saw that on a high speed uphill with >= >foot on the floor the voltmeter dropped to 0.00; mixture drastically >= >leaning out. Got home still pondering this, checked e-mail and found >= >that Mark had written me about his finding that at wide open throttle >= >(WOT) the standard fuel pressure regulator can't keep up with what the >= >engine needs. He says that he acted on R. Lilley's recommendation to >= >install a performance adjustable fuel pressure regulator with great = >results. Apparently the stock regulator "tops out" before the engine >has = >all that it needs. Seems they got their improved regulators from CB = >Performance http://www.cbperformance.com/. Ever been at nearly full >= >throttle and then floored it for the last oomph? If nothing happens, >= >chances are that you're running out of fuel. The ECU says "more" the >= >regulator says "that's all there is". When the ECU says more to a Hi >= >Perf. regulator, it says "OK, how much?" I am going to try this. >I'll = >report on the results.=20 > >Gary > >------=_NextPart_000_0035_01C04DAE.EE5574C0 >Content-Type: text/html; > charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > ><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> ><HTML><HEAD> ><META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = >http-equiv=3DContent-Type> ><META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2614.3401" name=3DGENERATOR> ><STYLE></STYLE> ></HEAD> ><BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> ><DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hi-</FONT></DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=3D2>Over the weekend I received a response to my = >question about=20 >Digi- operating specs from Mark Keller.&nbsp; Seems he has been >running = >his WBX=20 >in open loop with a voltmeter on the O2 sensor as I have.&nbsp; While >I = >was out=20 >taking the kids to see grandma, I saw that on a high speed = >uphill&nbsp;with foot=20 >on the floor the voltmeter dropped to 0.00; mixture drastically >leaning = > >out.&nbsp; Got home&nbsp;still pondering this,&nbsp;checked e-mail >and = >found=20 >that Mark had written me about his finding that at&nbsp;wide open = >throttle (WOT)=20 >the standard fuel pressure regulator&nbsp;can't keep up&nbsp;with what >= >the=20 >engine needs.&nbsp;&nbsp;He says that he acted on&nbsp;R. Lilley's=20 >recommendation to install&nbsp;a performance adjustable fuel pressure >= >regulator=20 >with great results. Apparently the stock regulator "tops out" before >the = >engine=20 >has all that it needs. Seems they&nbsp;got their&nbsp;improved = >regulators from=20 >CB Performance &nbsp;<A=20 >href=3D"http://www.cbperformance.com/">http://www.cbperformance.com/</A>.= >&nbsp;=20 >Ever&nbsp;been at nearly full&nbsp;throttle and then&nbsp;floored it >for = > >the&nbsp;last oomph?&nbsp; If nothing happens, chances are that you're >= >running=20 >out of fuel.&nbsp; The&nbsp;ECU says&nbsp;"more"&nbsp; the regulator = >says=20 >"that's all there is".&nbsp;When the ECU says more=20 >to&nbsp;a&nbsp;&nbsp;Hi&nbsp;Perf. regulator,&nbsp;it says "OK, how = >much?"&nbsp;=20 >I am going to try this.&nbsp; I'll report on the results. ></FONT></DIV> ><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> ><DIV><FONT size=3D2>Gary</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> > >------=_NextPart_000_0035_01C04DAE.EE5574C0--

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