Thread: 34:1 Afr?!
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Old 06-24-2008, 11:50 PM
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Originally Posted by THE CREW CHIEF View Post
About twenty five years ago all we had was EGT's. We would lean the carb out until
it hit 1,350 F for circle track and about 1,450 F for drag applications.Whenever you
take fuel away it's going to get hot very quickly.
You were likely going from a rich condition to something closer to stoich. This results
in an increase in flame temperature. In contrast going from stoich to 30:1 will reduce
flame temperature substantially.

Changing air fuel ratio can change the combustion rate. Slower flame rates
can result in an increase in post flame reactions with higher EGTs

Last edited by automotivebreath; 06-24-2008 at 11:59 PM.
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