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Originally Posted by abacall
OK, but how does boost and load effect this theory?
Open throttle + high load = high boost. Sooo, wouldn't there be more fuel dumped?
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Here's a test for whether you've just been told what you want to hear and are happy that your pre-existing behavior is validated,
or,
whether there's some truth to the mags findings...
Test: Do these loads and non-boost high throttle openings occur within the 'meat' of the engines torque curve?
Answer: If they don't occur under the 'meat' of the torque curve, then it's BUNQUE!!!
Good mileage comes at the engines highest torque. Acceleration is horsepower, and boosted acceleration is poor gas mileage, especially outside of the torque curve. The bit of truth to what the mags are saying is that fuel-wise, the most efficient acceleration occurs where you're in the space between torque curve and where the horsepower curve rises above then dips below. But not under boost...you have to have a pretty different ECU program to be able to get into that area without going into boost.