RE: Camshafts

Hood A (AH980423@MSXSSC.shell.com)
Fri, 7 Aug 1998 11:43:56 -0500

Talked with Pat Whale...

The Motronic is incorrect
LU-Jetronic is correct
Alan Hood-Manufacturing Help Desk

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> From: Francois Dion[SMTP:francois@hyperreal.org]
> Sent: Friday, August 07, 1998 11:24 AM
> To: Hood A (Alan) at MSXSSC
> Cc: turbo@vectorbd.com
> Subject: Re: Camshafts
>
> Hood A (Alan) at MSXSSC wrote:
>
> > Why would it have a Motronic unit in it?
> > Pat never said anthing about a Motronic unit.
>
> Exhibit
> a:http://www.frenchrev.com/sales/peugeot-505-1989TurboSwhite01.html
>
> Exhibit b:
> well I dont have one, but I cant see how you could stay within
> emissions and run properly a racing head with hot cams on a
> stock EFI computer, and in particular on the L-jet. The
> Motronic or Magnetti-Marelli on the Lancia Delta 16v can
> both accomodate 16v and 8v, the L-jet Beta cant use the
> 16v head nor the hot cams. Well, a new ignition map for
> the EZ200K on the 505 could be used, yet it still would
> not run the proper fuel mixture.
>
> "normal" turbos are LU-jet, with a mostly analog fuel computer
> and dont have the possibility of being reprogrammed like the
> Motronic.
>
> Ciao,
> Francois Dion (francois@hyperreal.org)
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