Hi John, Well, 2.1 Liters is 0.0742 cu/ft. At 5000 RPM you would draw that volume 2,500 times a minute, so that would make about 185 cu. ft./minute. Each cylinder would be a quarter of that (about 46 cu. ft./min). Improved vaporization of fuel is what fuel injection does. Direct injection does it a bit better, but those are pretty recent. I would guess that putting in new injectors might help a little bit, but not more than 5 - 10% unless your injectors are really bad. Henry
On 23 Jun 2006 at 13:56, John Rodgers wrote: > Can anyone tell me what the flow rate of intake air - cubic feet per > minute - is on the WBX 2.1 L engine ...and.... for one cylinder .... say > at top rpm and/or horsepower? > > Also, what is the cylinder volume of air taken into the engine on a > single intake stroke? > > And finally - anyone have any opinions on this concept......"Improved > vaporization of fuel will improve gas mileage!" > > Inquiring minds (probably more like demented minds) want to know. > > Thanks, > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver > |
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