T3: RE: whats wrong with my engine (with my brain?)

["Erkson, Toby" <toby.erkson@intel.com>]

Oops, I made a mistake in my response.  I was thinking in terms of air and 
not fuel.  Sherlock Holmes award goes to Kevin Chapman for spotting this :)

The second paragraph should read:
"When going from a dense air mass (sea level) to a thinner air mass the
engine 
will experience a *rich* condition.  It will experience a *lean* condition
if 
tuned at a higher elevation and brought to a lower elevation."

    Toby Erkson
    air_cooled_nut@pobox.com  <-- Please use this address for email
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    '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L
    '75 Porsche 914 1.8L, ORPCA member
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Subject: Re: whats wrong with my engine
Author:  Toby Erkson at JFCCM18
Date:    4/6/98 9:09 AM

Tuning the engine at one elevation, say sea level, then driving to a
different 
elevation, say Jackson, will show engine variations.  This is the problem
with 
carburetors and why fuel injection is so much better.

When going from a dense air mass (sea level) to a thinner air mass the
engine 
will experience a lean condition.  It will experience a rich condition if
tuned 
at a higher elevation and brought to a lower elevation.
...blah blah blah...