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Old Sep 22, 2011 | 08:23 PM
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does this look right?
got it off another board.

It's approximate, but here's a table. Vac is in in Hg and boost is in psi.

kPa Vac/Boost
0 29.5
5 28.1
10 26.6
15 25.1
20 23.6
25 22.1
30 20.7
35 19.2
40 17.7
45 16.2
50 14.8
55 13.3
60 11.8
65 10.3
70 8.9
75 7.4
80 5.9
85 4.4
90 3.0
95 1.5
100 0.0
105 0.7
110 1.5
115 2.2
120 2.9
125 3.6
130 4.4
135 5.1
140 5.8
145 6.5
150 7.3
155 8.0
160 8.7
165 9.4
170 10.2
175 10.9
180 11.6
185 12.3
190 13.1
195 13.8
200 14.5
205 15.2
210 16.0
215 16.7
220 17.4
225 18.1
230 18.9
235 19.6
240 20.3
245 21.0
250 21.8
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Old Sep 22, 2011 | 09:22 PM
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seems close.

i usually did kpa multiplied by .145 then subtract 14.7

example 200x.145=29 29-14.7=14.3
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Old Sep 22, 2011 | 09:35 PM
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Looks right.
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Old Sep 22, 2011 | 10:10 PM
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i would use it. we need a spreadsheet showing kpa vs. psi, afr vs, lambada#, afr vs. bin factor. anyone smart enough to make one? name it something like tuning worksheet.

f vs.c too.
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