Re: Re: Re: Ping Report - Updated

From: Mike Schwall (mschwall@flash.net)
Date: Tue Jan 25 2000 - 12:27:33 EST


>I dont know where you learned all this but I dont agree. The gases "cool"
>the combustion process but they sure dont "cool" the combustion chamber.
>They're exhaust gases! The EG is a mixture of combustion byproducts and
>unburned HC. By recirculating this into the CC, you do two things. You
>burn the formerly unburned HC and you muck up the fresh charge. The EGR
>mixes in with the charge, hopefully slowing down the combustion process.
>Slower combustion equals more advance, equals better burn, equals even
>better emissions (but a slight decrease in power).

Yep, that's it, I just had cornfuuzing wording.

Mike

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