Again, they entered with optimism, but left with heavy hearts. Fabi managed to qualify the car 13th for the race, but retired after only 23 laps because of ignition issues. Indy was a failure. Although Indy was a failure, the season was a success. Fabi netted the first victory for Porsc...
Ignition timing needs to decay the longer the car stays into boost to accommodate the rising temperatures from the intercooler heat soaking and the combustion chamber rising in temperature. Many OEMs work this into their algorithmic tuning parameter(s), as does Subaru. As the coolant temperatures ...
If you don't drive it frequently, you won't stay sharp enough and it might bite you. It's a fast car!" On the other hand, he commented that the car is forgiving. "Unlike a ground effects car where you have to get it to a certain speed in order for it to work, this car can...
It will turn over strong when the key is turned but it won't fire. Pulled the fuel line just before the fuel regulator and the fuel comes out strong when turning key to start. Checked the fuses that had to do with the ignition and fuel injectors and they check good. I pulled the ...
big ignition of the fuel and momentum carries the piston downward for the rest of the stroke. The reason diesels have a lower rpm range is that at some point the piston starts moving faster than the burn rate of the diesel fuel. When this happens, not all of the fuel will burn and ...