Yes, near as I know all modern engines adjust fuel amounts in attempt to
keep idle speeds. Near as I know, no modern engine has the computer
adjust the throtle posistion(allowing more oxegeon). There is a limit to how
much fuel you can add without opening up the butterfly that allows air in.
So yes you can stall a Magnum V8... :)
On Wed, 21 Aug 1996, KEN MANSFIELD wrote:
> Ya'll seen that commercial for the Ram 1500 that pulls about
> a million lbs. of Rams while never going above idle. It kinda
> make you beleive it can pull all that while using the same
> amount of gas it uses when idling in Park. But, you're right,
> Frank, the computer keeps the RPM's at idle, not the throttle
> position.
>
> These V-8's have lots of torque at very low RPM's.
>
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