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Old Nov 15, 2014 | 06:04 AM
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Default Ideal AFR for B16A

whats the ideal AFR for B16A for power ?

is 12.8:1 - 13.2:1 ?

my compression is :

cylinder 4 - 11.5
cylinder 3 - 12.5
cylinder 2 - 11.5
cylinder 1 - 12.5
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Old Nov 15, 2014 | 07:32 AM
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Old Nov 15, 2014 | 01:15 PM
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your compression is awful... like, pretty sure you have some bad rings, ring lands, or a leaking head. your AFRs are not actually going to be accurate with an 8% variation per stroke. You should sincerely consider an overhaul before you bother tuning.

But I would go about 0.4 richer in the last 4 columns regardless.
If you graph it and find it makes more power leaner, that's great, but especially with how wonky your compression is I doubt it would make any gains.
At this point you're just trying to avoid detonation.
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Old Nov 15, 2014 | 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by VegasInvasion
bad rings, ring lands, or a leaking head
English isn't my native language.... whats that ?
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Old Nov 15, 2014 | 03:14 PM
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Default Re: Ideal AFR for B16A

Originally Posted by gabrielsousa
whats the ideal AFR for B16A for power ?

is 12.8:1 - 13.2:1 ?

my compression is :

cylinder 4 - 11.5
cylinder 3 - 12.5
cylinder 2 - 11.5
cylinder 1 - 12.5
Something is wrong, those compression numbers don't make any sense. What units are you using?
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Old Nov 15, 2014 | 04:26 PM
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stock b16a1 engine , 300.000 km
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Old Nov 15, 2014 | 06:22 PM
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What unit of pressure is your compression test? BAR? kg/cm2?
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Old Nov 16, 2014 | 03:40 AM
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What unit of pressure is your compression test? BAR? kg/cm2?
dont know it was not me who did it
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Old Nov 16, 2014 | 05:33 AM
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yeah those compression values really don't make sense, it's almost impossible to have those values be so perfectly inconsistent like that
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Old Nov 16, 2014 | 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by motoxxxman
yeah those compression values really don't make sense, it's almost impossible to have those values be so perfectly inconsistent like that
what are the standard values, and what unit ?
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Old Nov 16, 2014 | 01:33 PM
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Default Re: Ideal AFR for B16A

Gotta be in Bar. 12 Bar = about 176 psi

11.5 bar = about 162 psi.
The engine doesn't have great compression numbers but there not super horrible either. Depending who and how they did the compression test, the numbers May not be 100% either.
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Old Nov 20, 2014 | 04:37 PM
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Standard…………………… 187 psi
Minimum…………………… 135 psi
Max. variation…………… 28 psi

is this right ?
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Old Nov 20, 2014 | 06:37 PM
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That is correct
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