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Re:European crash tester says carmakers must bring back phys... by Maxion on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @01:42AM (#39600139)
Even fuel injected ones?
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Re:European crash tester says carmakers must bring back phys... by dchest on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @06:24AM (#39602005)
Throttle body is a part of fuel injected engines. It was mechanically operated before the electronic throttle bodies.
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Re:European crash tester says carmakers must bring back phys... by jjav on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @10:14AM (#39604422)
Yes, the throttle cable operates the opening of the throttle. Downstream of that is the airflow meter which is an input to the fuel injection computer so it knows how much air is going in.
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