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Old 08-17-2010, 09:38 AM
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Lamda (O2 control closed loop) is designed to only control the mixture when you are fully warmed-up and the BASIC fuel mixture allows that to happen.

The basic fuel mixture is dependant on fuel pressure! System pressure vs control pressure.
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