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Old 12-22-2009, 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by vector1 View Post
how about a cutoff for the ignition instead of the buzzer. use a delay to get the engine started, then if oil pressure goes below a set point it shuts the ignition off. probably good and bad points here.
I tried a set up like that on my Formula Atlantic and it really worked, lost oil pressure in a high speed corner, it shut the engine off and I crashed into the berm. I figured the crash did more damage than I saved in engine repair cost
do to loss of oil pressure.
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