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Old Oct 7, 2025 | 01:29 AM
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How far is too far, how lean is too lean? On full e85, have lean cruise about 15.5 - 16, is there any potential issues with pushing it until driveability is a concern? Also any advice on what afr to target under light throttle or hard throttle below 100kpa?
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No fuel savings advantage going past ~15.4 relative gasoline scale. Beyond this ratio power reduces and the operator is forced to increase engine load (throttle) resulting in the same equivalent fuel usage.

Edit: there is a fractional advantage to accessing superior VE with greater throttle angles at a cost of dynamic range. Driving behavior is dramatically more effective at improving gas mileage.
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