Carter Powell
05-23-2001, 10:12 AM
Being an old motorcycle desert racer one of the things that we used to do if we had to run wide open across a dry lake bed that was miles wide was to hit the kill button with our thumb every ten seconds or so to stop the ignition and let a cool charge of fuel help with the heat factor.
This was an old factory trick that would ensure surviveablity in a long race. Is there any way that a switch could be tapped into the EFI system to allow a person to keep the injectors working after a wide open run for a couple of seconds. From all the posts that I have read it seems that many engines are destroyed on trailing throttle after a wide open run. This way when the throttle is shut down you could still keep some lubrication and richness in the motor for a few critical seconds. Any response would be appreciated.
Carter
This was an old factory trick that would ensure surviveablity in a long race. Is there any way that a switch could be tapped into the EFI system to allow a person to keep the injectors working after a wide open run for a couple of seconds. From all the posts that I have read it seems that many engines are destroyed on trailing throttle after a wide open run. This way when the throttle is shut down you could still keep some lubrication and richness in the motor for a few critical seconds. Any response would be appreciated.
Carter