Jordan Lynch figured out some way to put an O2 sensor in Spec .01 exhaust (he's still running Lambda). Bill Robertson #5939 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Stephen Rice <stevedmc@...> wrote: > > Not in my tailpipe. I'm pimpin Spec .01 exhaust. I wonder if I could > sit my old sensor inside of the current tail pipe, hook it to a > voltage meter and check the mixture that way. > > > On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 10:14 AM, Kevin <kevin.milliken@...> wrote: > > Hi > > > > > > > > There is already a lambda sensor in the tail pipe, you could swap this for a > > wide band sensor > > > > and you would know the mixture settings straight away, > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > > > > > > > Kevin > > > > > > > > From: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > > Stephen Rice > > Sent: 13 April 2012 15:58 > > To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Re: [DML] Regarding Bill and the great carburetor debate. > > > > > > > > > > > > I've been thinking about putting smaller jets in my carb to experiment > > with fuel economy. At the risk of starting a thead of people bashing > > me and captain carburator I do have a question to ask. > > > > Would it be possible to sort of check my mixture by inspecting my > > tailpipe? My guess is a tailpipe with a thick layer of soot (whatever > > its call) inside would be running too rich. A tailpipe with no black > > soot would be running too lean. I"m wondering if I can lower my jet > > sizes and check my gas mileage and tailpipe until I find a jet that I > > am happy with and that won't run the car too lean. I'm sure I could > > also check spark plugs but checking the tailpipe only takes seconds. > > > > On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 9:53 AM, Stephen Rice <stevedmc@... > > <mailto:stevedmc%40gmail.com> > wrote: > >> $300? I thought those were thousand dollar machines? I'm interested > >> in doing something like this as well. > >> > >> -Steve Rice > >> #16510 > >> > >> > >> On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 9:42 AM, Farrar Hudkins <fhudkins@... > > <mailto:fhudkins%40gmail.com> > wrote: > >>> On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 9:16 AM, howdyhoho <howdyhoho@... > > <mailto:howdyhoho%40yahoo.com> > wrote: > >>> > >>>> ** > >>>> Is there someone with a carb willing to have their cat looked at over a > >>>> time span to see what happens? > >>>> > >>>> > >>> I would gladly do so if I had the equipment, if for no other reason than > > my > >>> own curiosity. Perhaps I will save up the money and buy an exhaust gas > >>> analyzer to hook up to my oxygen sensor. That type can be had for less > > than > >>> $70, and has a simple readout of air-fuel ratio. Unfortunately, the type > >>> which reads tailpipe emissions is prohibitively expensive for my budget > >>> ($300+). > > > > -- > > Steve Rice > > #16510 > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > > moderators@... > > > > For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com > > > > To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > -- > Steve Rice > #16510 > ------------------------------------ To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/