heres a weird one...

[johnono]

sorry to go completly but can anyone tell me what a general fuel to air mix ratio is , coz my missus is buildin a jet turbine and would realy luv u guys to do her homework (only jokin coz now shes got the hump )


i havnԚ´t got a clue but i know some smarty smarty does..
please send all answers on the back of a postcard to..

[320Touring]

easy bruvs

iirc somwhere around 14.7/1 (air/fuel) is where its at, although most cars engines are built for about 12.5/1....

Hows things anyways bud?!long time no hear from..

[dobbie82]

for "perfect combustion" when lambda is one, then air/fuel ratio is 14.7:1

dont know who decided on this,.... but thats wot was drummed into us at uni!

[320Touring]

for "perfect combustion" when lambda is one, then air/fuel ratio is 14.7:1

dont know who decided on this,.... but thats wot was drummed into us at uni!

so my guess of 14.7/1 is not too bad for a Geography Graduate

[johnono]

nice one lads and lasses

Ԛ´sapnin neily me olԚ´mucker! iԚ´ve been at woirk mate no rest for the wicked.. cheers for the results, but is this a general blend or is it specific to bmw engines?

(just woken up.. sorry)

[dobbie82]

Its a general blend. lambda should be 1 on all cars ... but for the MOT it is allowed to be between 0.97 and 1.03 (if lamba is low, then mixture is too rich, if its high, mixture is too lean)

If your mix is far off 14.7:1 then it would fail its MOT.. though if your mixture is only a bit rich you can get away with dropping the oil to minimum and removeing the air filter.. then putting it back when u got ur pass certificate

dunno wot u could to to enrich the mixture though.

[320Touring]

14.7/1 is for all engines!!!

all is well this end. in living hell as we speak

got the wings sorted on the touring-looking

five is shaping up nice too-gonna stick it in for an MOT next week

whats the mrs building a jet turbine for?!you up for the high jump or summat?!

[johnono]

for a school project, but they are havin probs with some if the info, so i was kindly asked to pick the brains of my studious compadraes

[johnono]

u goona put up some piccys then, so we can all ave a butchy at it then?

[320Touring]

is she a student?

I would put up pics but it would involve 'aquiring' me dads digicam....

not the best plan as trying to deny the existance of the car

however, did catch him of fleabay and autorippoff looking at e34 525 manuals, so seems we made the right choice! will try and get pics at somepoint!

pics of the touring?!no way

does look a lot better tbh, just got a couple of scabs left to sort, then its time for the wheels and trim to be done......