land-speed
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: Fuel Injection Question

To: land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Fuel Injection Question
From: ARDUNDOUG@aol.com
Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 12:32:19 EDT
In a message dated 5/21/2005 8:02:39 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
ardunbill@webtv.net writes:

> Theoretically having the injector nozzle further away from the valve is
> an advantage because it gives more "time" for the liquid fuel to
> vaporize into a burnable gas rather than go through the chamber and out
> the exhaust unburned.  In practice it probably doesn't make much
> difference, especially with mechanical fuel injection.  Bill H.

    Who's theory is that? Is that why many racers use "down-nozzles" and 
other forms of port nozzles placing the nozzle as close to the intake valve as 
possible? How do you account for (-A) aerated nozzles that supposedly assist in 
converting the liquid fuel into a mist as it leaves the nozzle.                 
                            ..............Ardun Doug






<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>