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re: K & N air filter



>  From: "Eric Drayer" <ejdrayercpa@xxxxxxxxx>, on 11/08/2000 09:20:
>  Denis:
>  
>  Other people have said that without a tune change the engine will run rich.
>  Of course in theory if more air is coming in and the same amount of gas is
>  shouldn't it be running lean?  Or does the FI computer take into account and
>  thus compensate for the increase air flow?
>  
>  Thanks
>  
>  Eric

I don't know specifically about the ST's FI, but I know on most decent FI
systems on cars air density, flow rate, and such are taken into account.
They're tuned to run about as lean as possible for emissions and mileage
anyway, so a little richer probably won't hurt.

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