Out of curiosity, has anyone determined the ideal AFR yet?

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Out of curiosity, has anyone determined the ideal AFR yet?

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For a forced induction m30, that is.

13:1 is generally the goal for naturally aspirated power, but turbo motors seem to thrive somewhere between 11.5:1 and 13:1. Anybody actually played around enough to figure out the ideal AFR for power under boost for the m30 yet?

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Jeremy wrote:For a forced induction m30, that is.

13:1 is generally the goal for naturally aspirated power, but turbo motors seem to thrive somewhere between 11.5:1 and 13:1. Anybody actually played around enough to figure out the ideal AFR for power under boost for the m30 yet?

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T_C_D wrote:
Jeremy wrote:For a forced induction m30, that is.

13:1 is generally the goal for naturally aspirated power, but turbo motors seem to thrive somewhere between 11.5:1 and 13:1. Anybody actually played around enough to figure out the ideal AFR for power under boost for the m30 yet?

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Thanks, Todd. I'm going to drag the e28 out of storage tomorrow and see if I can clean up that high end richness.

I'll let you know how it goes.

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T_C_D wrote: 12.5
Thats what I am working with right now and is a safe ratio.

Once the car is on the dyno for final tuning, I will know what the engine really likes. Could be leaner or richer.
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