I have always thought this was two things.
1> Getting up to maximum mpg speed as quickly as possible.
This means that minimal time is spent when an engine is at minimal
efficiency. You might not be using much fuel at 10 kph.. But it would be
better to use twice as much fuel and go 30 kph
I t
The theory is that at WOT the EEC-IV processor goes open loop, so the
MPG suffered. The goal was to minimize the time that the car was
under acceleration but prevent WOT operation. The book is published
by an outside company but it did/does have a Ford SVT part number and
is sold through For
> According to the Ford
> manuals I have, at least on the EEC-IV controlled cars (mid 1980s
> until OBDII stuff), accelerating as quickly as possible without
going
> to wide open throttle (where the EEC-IV went open loop) gave the
best
> MPG.
This interests me. Could you be more specific abou
Well, on new cars you have the ECM controlling the injector puse
width. You know the fuel delivery through those injectors via their
flow rating and the fuel pressure and the on-time. I _think_ some of
the guys hacking the GM computers can pull this info out. If not, it
should not be terribly d
On Fri, 02 Apr 2004 10:59:02 -0600, you wrote:
>
>
>> Thanks. I've literally received about six similar suggestions. I'm
>> suggesting it should be built in to appliances (or maybe wall-sockets)
>> for folks who are not handy enough, or don't feel like, trying to do
>> it themselves.
>>
>
>It w
> Thanks. I've literally received about six similar suggestions. I'm
> suggesting it should be built in to appliances (or maybe wall-sockets)
> for folks who are not handy enough, or don't feel like, trying to do
> it themselves.
>
It would seem to be a natural for energy efficient new home
>>Inclusion of some sort of power meter on home appliances could add
>>cost to those devices, but I think some appliance-buyers might find
>>this cost to be worth their while, particularly if electricity prices
>>get higher. Also, if such measuring meters are included, they could
>>be better-inte
At 07:23 AM 4/2/2004, you wrote:
> Re: OT: More on Measuring Appliance Energy Use
>
>Hey,back in the day you could order anew car with a"motor minder".All it
>was,was a vacuum gauge connected directly to the intake manifold.The idea
>was to keep the arrow in the green area of the gauge,which wa
