Tom,
With the possible exception of your "fuel porcolation", which must have
something to do with bacon, it sounds about right. "What do you want,
power or economy?", as you seem to say.
There is a simple answer already worked out for adjusting flow to obtain
target fuel/air ratio. A mass flow meter is installed in the air intake
system that measures the velocity and temperature of the entering air
flow, with a known cross section - hence mass air flow rate. By knowing
the "target" air/fuel ratio, an appropriate mass of atomized fuel is
added with known mass (temperature / density / volume). The resultant
products of combustion are sampled for unburned hydrocarbons that miss
the intended efficiency, and the amount of atomized fuel injected is
automatically adjusted for the next entry. This is how the modern fuel
injection systems operate, using a computer for control.
In the advanced models, a detonation sensor is employed to regulate both
fuel / air ratio, and ignition timing (depending on designer's
optimization choices) with a "knock sensor".
All this is well and good, but has no place in a classic sport car. (as
you say - "non Tiger") Just add cubes, diddle with the valves, cam,
port flow and carbs, C/R, hotten the ignition, advance until it pings
and back off one, and go! :-)
Gas mileage cost? As that movie about the oil industry put it: A junior
executive at a major US oil company is complaining about the cost of
imported crude, OPEC, and the Middle East. The Board Chairman corrects
him - "Don't you understand? WE are the "Arabs"!
Steve
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Steve Laifman
Editor
http://www.TigersUnited.com
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