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Old 08-16-2006, 07:47 PM   #12 (permalink)
Herb Ludwig
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Re: Increasing fuel economy


"Coyoteboy" <coyoteboyuk@hotmail.com> wrote[color=blue]
> This isnt correct, the EGR injects exhaust gasses back into the intake
> to reduce nox imissions by reducing in-cylinder temps on cruise. This
> doesn lean or enrich the mixture as the exhaust gasses are inert.[/color]

IMO, even "inert" exhaust gases being back-channeled into the intake will
change the resulting gas mixture in the cylinder, since only fresh air
provides the ca. 21% oxygen content. However, the computer should compensate
for it.


 
 
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