Can somebody explain "Brake Specific Fuel Consumption" to me?

CManT1914

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I found this formula to calculate needed injector size on FTI's website, and I know what everything is except for "Brake Specific Fuel Consumption". Can somebody explain that one to me? Thanks
-Chris

IHP / NIJ X BSFC / IDC

IHP = Ideal Horsepower

NIJ = Number of Ijectors Used

IDC = Injector Duty Cycle

BSFC = Brake Specific Fuel Consumption

Example:

300 HP / 8 cylinders = 37.5

37.5 X .50 BSFC = 18.75

18.75 / .80 Duty Cycle = 23.43 lb/hr injector (24 lb/hr is the closest)
 
final5-0 said:
For NA use .5
For SC use .6

For a definition...I bet you can get it here
http://www.google.com/

Don't forget the 300 value your using in the formula is only 255rwhp
If you wanna think in terms of 300rwhp......
you need to use the value of about 355 in the formula

Later
Grady

Grady, I knew you'd be the one to answer my question. :nice: I didn't know that was flywheel HP either, guess that makes sense. Thanks!
 
CManT1914 said:
Grady, I knew you'd be the one to answer my question. :nice: I didn't know that was flywheel HP either, guess that makes sense. Thanks!

Not to be a, "I told ya so" kind of guy......................................but

I know I've posted that stuff quite a few times on this site :D

Nobody listens to me :shrug:

I guess that makes me the Rodney Dangerfield of this site :bang:

I don't get no respect :rlaugh:

Later
Grady
 
final5-0 said:
Nobody listens to me :shrug:

I guess that makes me the Rodney Dangerfield of this site :bang:



Later
Grady
You are not alone (though in my case it is because no one has a Hissin decoder ring. :D ). I will post something, people keep asking about what I posted (as if my reply does not exist), and then some moron will post what I said, and everyone thanks that person. :) Oh well, all I care about is that people get their cars fixed. :nice:
 
HISSIN50 said:
You are not alone (though in my case it is because no one has a Hissin decoder ring. :D ). I will post something, people keep asking about what I posted (as if my reply does not exist), and then some moron will post what I said, and everyone thanks that person. :) Oh well, all I care about is that people get their cars fixed. :nice:

Well I see your replies and learn a good bit from them :D

Since I have your attention, maybe you could answer a Q or two :shrug:

Should I put a Fox pcm in my car?

Which gears...355's or 373's?

Should I build a 331 or 347?

Why does my 95GT ping?

:rlaugh: :lol: :rlaugh: :lol:

Later
Grady
 
final5-0 said:
Well I see your replies and learn a good bit from them :D

Since I have your attention, maybe you could answer a Q or two :shrug:

Should I put a Fox pcm in my car?

Which gears...355's or 373's?

Should I build a 331 or 347?

Why does my 95GT ping?

:rlaugh: :lol: :rlaugh: :lol:

Later
Grady

You forgot the obligiatory:

What mufflers?

What shifter?

What tires?

Who would win this race?

:lol: :rlaugh:

Oh and I found some info on this after a bit of searching. :doh: It was an impulse thread. lol
 
HISSIN50 said:
You are not alone (though in my case it is because no one has a Hissin decoder ring. :D ). I will post something, people keep asking about what I posted (as if my reply does not exist), and then some moron will post what I said, and everyone thanks that person. :) Oh well, all I care about is that people get their cars fixed. :nice:

you "look" invisible since you have no sig and no avatar....which you said you were gonna do about 3 months ago :rlaugh: :rlaugh:
 
final5-0 said:
Yeah...................But...................

Look at his post count :nice:

He's gotta be a lot smarter than me :D

Later
Grady
If we go by posts, then i'm supposedly smarter than you....which is most likely not true...unless you want to take a quiz about strongbad, in which i would win :rlaugh:
 
Wow, thanks for the kind words guys. Touche Mr Grady (about learning from one another). :nice:

Patrick, you and Daggar constantly bug me about the avatar thing and I did not get around to doing one. I will :rolleyes: I don't do a sig because it would be long. Then you guys would get sick of seeing my posts because of the long scrolling. :)

Lately on the 5.0 side, it has been 'which pumpkin fluid should I run'. Somehow we make multi-page threads out of those. :shrug:

Chris, I will send some pics. I forgot. Just dont tell people what a POS I drive. :)
 
HISSIN50 said:
Patrick, you and Daggar constantly bug me about the avatar thing and I did not get around to doing one. I will :rolleyes:

We could always submitt pics for you to use as your avatar...................

Most likely it would get outta hand and the thread would be shut down cause the Mod would say ............."not tech enough", lol.

Later
Grady
 
HISSIN50 said:
Patrick, you and Daggar constantly bug me about the avatar thing and I did not get around to doing one. I will :rolleyes: I don't do a sig because it would be long. Then you guys would get sick of seeing my posts because of the long scrolling. :)

I got the perfect one for you:
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:D Just do a sig and be like (I don't know what all you have done to the stang, but you could say) "X" hp/"X" tq. 'nuff said, lol

HISSIN50 said:
Chris, I will send some pics. I forgot. Just dont tell people what a POS I drive. :)

:rlaugh: POS? I doubt very much that your car is a POS!
 
Whoa Whoa Chris, do you work for the Government? How did you get my snapshot? I will add that I was having a bad hair day then, so dont hold it against my otherwise rugged good looks.

Grady, Ill take your avatar and you can have the poor guy with progeria. :)

Grady, how does 140 BHP sound? I think that would get me the respect I deserve. :D

You guys really crack me up. :hail2:
 
HISSIN50 said:
Whoa Whoa Chris, do you work for the Government? How did you get my snapshot? I will add that I was having a bad hair day then, so dont hold it against my otherwise rugged good looks.

Grady, Ill take your avatar and you can have the poor guy with progeria. :)

Grady, how does 140 BHP sound? I think that would get me the respect I deserve. :D

You guys really crack me up. :hail2:

Bad hair day maybe, but at least that rash cleared up!