REFLECTOR: Running LOP

[len.baxter at gm.com]

When using a ECM like Autronic, what are you doing for redundancy?? 


Len Baxter
XL-RG

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For my fuel tables on the Autronic, I am going to have areas designated
for LOP ops.  No mixture knob, the engine will automatically run in that
regime.

Scott Derrick wrote:
> Steve,
>
> Because some of the engine monitor companies still live in the 40's like
> Lycoming does..
>
> There isn't a fuel injected automobile made today that doesn't run LOP
> either all the time or automatically adjusts to it when it can.
>
> ROP operations are used on most Lycomings and Continental engines
> because the fuel distribution is so god awful you have to waste 10% to
> 30% of your fuel to get a semblance of smooth running.  This came to be
> because it was easy(lazy) and gas was cheap in the 40's.
>
> 60 years later Continental is making their version of precision
> injectors(been on cars for 20 years) for some of their big bore engines,
> Lycoming is still running in the "Up and Locked" position. I'm not sure
> if either company has heard of tuned induction or tuned exhaust, give um
> a couple more decades and they'll come around.
>
> Vision's VM1000C  has a LOP lean-to-find function as do a couple others.
> GRT told me they are in the process of adding it.
>
> Scott
>
> steve korney wrote:
>
>>
>> (Snip)...A LOP lean-to-find option is nice on an engine monitor but
>> most just
>> offer a ROP lean-to-find..
>>
>> Wonder why that is Scott...
>>
>> Best... Steve
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