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Re: emissions and ignition timing?

To: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@csus.edu>, <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: emissions and ignition timing?
From: "Stephen Wan" <Steve@olsonarchitect.com>
Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 12:14:29 -0700
Ok the chart didn't show up correctly. But here it is again:
It tests the effects of tuning the timing and mixture on emissions.

        Standard |  Timing retarded 10 degrees  |  Timing advanced 10
degrees  |  Mixture richened  |   Mixture leaned
>HC     1                        0.78
1.14                                 1.39                      0.88
>CO     14.45                11.59                                     12.96
81.04                     9.79
>NO     2.91                  1.89
5.18                                0.71                       3.03
>O2      22.29               19.77
23.76                               17.4                      25.36
>CO2   305                   307                                        298
246                        310
>
> _________________________________
>
> Steve
> 70'1600
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@csus.edu>
> To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 10:59 AM
> Subject: emissions and ignition timing?
>
>
> > Any smog gurus out there? Please, no guessing on the following.
> > I need to know what really happens :-)
> >
> > What is the effect on unburned hydrocarbon emissions (HC)
> > if the timing is retarded?
> >
> > Later (68+) cars were set a 0 degrees, making for poor performance
> > but cleaner emissions. I had thought this dropped NOx, but some
> > reading I was doing this weekend implies that retarding the timing will
> > drop HC.
> >
> > So what happens at the smog machine if I back off from 16 degrees
> > to say 4 degrees? Does the tailpipe clean up for the test?
> >
> > (for the astute: No, CA is not back to testing our cars)
> >
> > -- John
> >      John F Sandhoff   sandhoff@csus.edu   Sacramento, CA






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