[DeTomaso] A/F Gauge- wide or narrow?

MikeLDrew at aol.com MikeLDrew at aol.com
Tue Aug 2 22:53:41 EDT 2011


In a message dated 8/2/11 19 51 50, cengles at cox.net writes:


>           Thanks.  I very much appreciate learning from you experience.
> 
>           Next dumb question: IF you have your carb set up on a dyno, THEN
> you do *benefit* from using a wide band A/F meter in real world in vivo
> driving conditions to fine tune the carb???
> 

Yup.   A dyno is useless for part-throttle tuning, which is where you spend 
99.7% of your time.   It gets you close with wide-open stuff, and provides 
a general health check (leaks, detonation etc.) and max performance score, 
but as JC loves to say, "You can't drive a dyno!"

Mike



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