Fuel/Clutch/Ignition Management

This is a summary of many different fuel management systems , the numbers are a little old school
and may not represent current “BIG show” technology.

	Idle	Stage	Hit	0 –> 1sec	1–>3 sec	3 —> end
RPM	2600	2500	8500	8000	–> 7500	8200+
GPM	2.8	4	55-60	55-60	max of pump used	75+
PSI	50	120	350	350	400	500 +
Ign	55	55	52	50 —> 35	50	60
cc/turn	5	6	44	25

Idle: No Load, clutch in, slightly lean ( add heat to engine), fuel pump (shutoff) partially closed, timing
close to max.,
Stage: Small load (set by weight of base arm –(minus) force of base springs on clutch) clutch out,
Fuel pump full on, Idl pressure = max,
Hit: The fuel system total area is large ( fuel pump is larger the 50 gal and a slide valve is being used
instead of jets – that can be controlled with timers) then an AJ or Enrichment valve must be used
to cover the lean condition that is caused by the delay in pump rpm and the filling of the fuel lines.
1 sec: (depending on track conditions) retard timing 15-20 deg. to allow for tires to grow and control tire
spin as clutch management starts to expose arms and add weight to clutch pack. Fuel
management starts to add fuel to compensate for drop in engine speed (and fuel pump – they are
directly connected) caused by increasing load from clutch.
First part of run: Cannon moves adding load to engine, Engine RPM drops, fuel management adds
fuel to engine to compensate for RPM drop ( closing off jets or changing orifice size in a slide
valve). ignition timing is slowly being advanced .
Lockup: after clutch locks up the engine starts to increase in RPM, and now we can reduce the fuel
as the pump increases in speed. Open the jets back up if you used a jet style enrichment system
or open a BDK valve (regulator), to bleed of the extra fuel.

Example of Fuel/timing 2004 1320′ run

Example of Fuel/timing 2014 1000′ run