"Richard Blaine" <rblaine@lecafe> wrote in
news:rvmdnYK2LPVs18ranZ2dnUVZ_sSlnZ2d@comcast.com:

> "Andy" <blueflame1965@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:09OdndWeBLxH2MranZ2dnUVZ8uqdnZ2d@pipex.net...
>> Can you tell me what "Drive by Wire" is please, on new honda accord
>> 2.2i-CTDi, thanks.
>>
>> Haven't heard of that, cheers.
>>
>> AE
>
> Control of something by electrical impulse over a wire rather tugging
> on a cable-- like in the old days there was one from your gas pedal to
> the butterfly in the carburetor that opened it wider when you stomped
> down. When you tromp on the gas pedal these days, it sends a signal to
> the fuel injector and fuel pump to step up the flow.
>
>
>

actually,the ECU makes the injectors stay OPEN (duration) longer,thus more
fuel flow.(by sensing throttle pedal position with a variable resistor)

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