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  1. racedoc

    tight plug gap required, why?

    This is a common problem which is made worse by lean fuel mixtures and the resultant high firing voltages. This is a huge problem on heavy-duty SI engines. Platinum plugs are supposed to last approx. 25K miles in these applications (which is hopeful) but in many cases the secondary insulation...
  2. racedoc

    Super- and turbocharging - 'twincharging'

    Before going too far down this road I think it is important to define the operating parameters for your project. I have several supercharged/turbocharged maring applications here at the advanced transportation cneter and they work really well for what they were designed for. On the other hand I...
  3. racedoc

    propane performance tuning

    You are absolutely right. I thought the GFI system held a lot of promise at first but ultimately it suffered some problems but is still a system you can work with. We have experimented with several other systems as well. You are right that the average user will not have access to FMON or FCAL...
  4. racedoc

    propane performance tuning

    At the Advanced Transportation Technologies Center we did a lot of work with various aftermarket system back when conversions were popular. I like the GFI (Gaseous Fuel Injection?) which is a Canadian company but also distributed in the states. The key component of this system is the Compuvalve...
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