BobMGT@aol.com wrote:
> (Maybe a rule of thumb guideline here) Whenever I hear someone gunning a
> parked car it makes me cringe, but I don't know why.
Bob, et al., the possibility of overrevving has been discussed and
that is certainly a possibility. There is another situation that should
be included. That is, if you are "blipping" the throttle, the air/fuel
mixture goes all over the map. If you happen to be using a Weber
or similar carb that has an accelerator pump, you will make the
mixture over-rich with each blip. That flood of raw fuel can wash
oil from the cylinders and increase wear.
I don't blip the throttle in my cars ( okay, not too much ) but I
also don't worry about taking the engine to higher engine speeds
for measurements and the occasional aural feast.
Just my thoughts...
--
Rick Lindsay
Diamond Geoscience Research
5727 S. Lewis Ave., Tulsa, OK
Voice: +1 918-747-3456
Fax: +1 918-747-8599
|