Thanks gents. I've been away for a while but I'm back.
GregLocock: I have the heywood book "I.C.E. Fundementals" and that's where I was used to reading about MBT but I didn't recall the sentence you quoted. Thanks for pointing that out though.
BC2003: Thanks for that as well. I used to race...
Hi all. Not a ME but I do appreciate engines and came across some internet forums and posts about "MBT" in regardless to best timing to use to produce maximum power. They were calling it "Minimum Best Timing".
(e.g.) http://www.ecutek.com/tuning/ignition/
It's been a while since I read over...
Thanks IvyMike and MattSooty.
If we were to assume that the knock onset from increased boost etc was coming just from the spark timing be too advanced, what max cylinder pressures, heat, shock etc does one see with a knock control strategy running? I've read that cylinder pressure for a...
Hello all,
I have a question that I think fits in this forum as it's more related to engine health than purely sensors and electronic control. The question is: What are the long term effects of modern engine control closed loop knock detection strategies on engine structural integrity?
Put...
