You're right. Been a long time since I looked at those numbers. Make that
117.6 lbs of air for gas at 8 lbs/gal.
Gordon Glasgow
Renton, WA
www.gordon-glasgow.org
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marcus Pryor [mailto:banshee16@starband.net]
> Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 6:54 PM
> To: gsglasgow@comcast.net
> Cc: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: OT: Electric cars
>
>
> Stoichiometric is 14.7 to one.
>
> Marcus A. Pryor
> For a new age of reason
>
> > A typical gasoline internal-combustion engine mixes air and gas at a
> > ratio that varies between a low of maybe 10:1 (too rich) up to 14:1
> > (very lean). I believe stoichiometric ("ideal") mixture is around
> > 12.5:1. That is by WEIGHT, so a gallon of gas at about 8 lbs (gasoline
> > weight varies a fair amount), mixed at stoichiometric, would be mixed
> > with 100 lbs of air.
> >
> > Gordon Glasgow
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