car computers

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
Date: Mon Aug 17 10:16:13 1998

At 02:07 AM 8/17/98 -0400, you wrote:
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>On Sun, 16 Aug 1998, Joe wrote:
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>> sing. You should hear two of those on a 426 Hemi at WOT!
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>Big old engines, big old computers...the appeal is pretty similar...What's
>the Hemi in?

  A 1970 Superbird what else! Big engine, big car, NO computers!

  I also have a '70 Dodge Challenger RT convertible with a 440 6 pak. :-)
These are the remains of my car collecting days.

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>> And if you tweak the engine for more efficiency,
>> >many of them automatically compensate -- no need to swap out jets and
>> >other mechanical parts by trial end error.
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>> Yes but I can still swap a jet faster than I can burn an EPROM! The big
>> advantage of the EFI is that it's more precise than a carburator, can
>> monitor and adjust for more conditions and employs feed back sensors for
>> even more precise control.
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>Don't forget the most important thing, you can REALLY control the spark
>curve :)

   Yes and the transmission shift points in some cars.
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>> Another motor-head!
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>And one more.

   They're everywhere!

   Joe
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>rob
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Received on Mon Aug 17 1998 - 10:16:13 BST