May interest some - 23.5:1 AFR

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May interest some - 23.5:1 AFR

Postby JulianEdgar on Sat Aug 20, 2016 8:56 pm

Hi everyone. I have an original Honda Insight. Not running it as a hybrid, but with turbo and water/air intercooler. M400 plus ADL3 plus expander box. Bigger injectors, new Bosch coils, new airbox, etc. Control boost, EGR, VTEC, etc.

Lean cruise is the exciting bit - has taken a s**load of work to get it perfectly driveable.

Current approach is that lean cruise mode needs:

- Engine temp above 80 degrees C for 5 seconds, AND
- Gear equal or greater than 3*, AND
- Manifold pressure less than 120 kPa (ie less than about 3 psi boost) for 0.1 seconds, AND
- Engine RPM greater than 1100 rpm for 0.1 seconds, AND
- Engine oil temp greater than 60 degrees C, AND
- Throttle position greater than 5 percent for 0.6 seconds, AND
- Throttle position less than 85 per cent for 1.0 seconds.

* For fun I brought this down to 1 (ie in lean cruise in all gears when other conditions are met) and I actually got it to drive very well. Found it to be a good test - if it drove well in gears 1,2,3,4,5 then there would definitely be no problems in 4th and 5th.

Then lean cruise mode =

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Pretty exciting numbers!
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Re: May interest some - 23.5:1 AFR

Postby Rude Engineering on Fri Nov 11, 2016 5:45 am

Interesting... What are the Lambda values when this is functioning? And have you done any exhaust gas analysis on this?
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Re: May interest some - 23.5:1 AFR

Postby JulianEdgar on Fri Nov 11, 2016 7:16 am

Air/fuel ratios are as lean as 23.5:1 (lambda = 1.6) when in lean cruise. I have not done any exhaust gas analysis.
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