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Old Mar 14, 2016 | 06:59 PM
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Could someone help me with this.....

Ok so guys, I was monitoring my A/F ratios and timing on my car today and something about the AFR had me worried. At WOT the lowest the AFR will go down to is around a 12.7. Isn't that seriously lean for WOT? The timing goes down to 20.5 and 21, that I don't know if it's good or bad. Still learning what timing is. But anyway, what do you guys think? Isn't 12.7 a bit too lean? Btw, this is on the stock MB tune for the 5.5 liter V8.
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Ok so guys, I was monitoring my A/F ratios and timing on my car today and something about the AFR had me worried. At WOT the lowest the AFR will go down to is around a 12.7. Isn't that seriously lean for WOT? The timing goes down to 20.5 and 21, that I don't know if it's good or bad. Still learning what timing is. But anyway, what do you guys think? Isn't 12.7 a bit too lean? Btw, this is on the stock MB tune for the 5.5 liter V8.
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Old Mar 14, 2016 | 11:08 PM
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Haha Sure! AFR: air fuel ratio. Wot: wide open throttle.
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nope, 12.7 is great for an NA car.

forced induction cars typically prefer high 11s.
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nope, 12.7 is great for an NA car.

forced induction cars typically prefer high 11s.
Cool! Thank you for the response Quadcammer! I was just a bit worried since I saw a almost a 10 AFR on a v6 mustang at WOT, but I know that is way to rich.
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