Coolant line to throttle body?
04-03-2003, 07:54 PM
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Coolant line to throttle body?
<blockquote>Quote: Dude, that's not the reason the car runs so rich when it's warming up. The computer adjusts it to be rich when it's starting up to help kill detonation. On my car, well, actually, all Saturns, run rich as hell. How's 11:1 @ WOT sound ?<hr></blockquote><hr>
You're right, I got confused, but I'm back
<blockquote>Quote: BUT, here's da thing. Once it's fired up and has been running for a couple seconds, engines generally lean out so they warm up faster. Lean=hot=engine warms up faster.<hr></blockquote><hr>
Not mine, I can watch the A/F ratio gauge sit in the green until my temp gets to about 160*
<blockquote>Quote: Besides......we're talkin about power here. Who cares about gas milage, especially when you're driving a 302 (face it, if you really cared you woulda bought a metro).<hr></blockquote><hr>
I was responding to this question:
<blockquote>Quote: Does the coolant help keep that temp down or is the EGR completely separate?<hr></blockquote><hr>
You're right, I got confused, but I'm back
<blockquote>Quote: BUT, here's da thing. Once it's fired up and has been running for a couple seconds, engines generally lean out so they warm up faster. Lean=hot=engine warms up faster.<hr></blockquote><hr>
Not mine, I can watch the A/F ratio gauge sit in the green until my temp gets to about 160*
<blockquote>Quote: Besides......we're talkin about power here. Who cares about gas milage, especially when you're driving a 302 (face it, if you really cared you woulda bought a metro).<hr></blockquote><hr>
I was responding to this question:
<blockquote>Quote: Does the coolant help keep that temp down or is the EGR completely separate?<hr></blockquote><hr>
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