how to tell when cylinder fires based off engine rpm
wilson4
07-18-2007, 10:56 PM
baiscally im trying to figure out how many seconds are between each fire of one of the 6 pistons in the car if the engine rpm is around 700rpm idle?
UncleBob
07-19-2007, 01:40 AM
each cylinder fires every 2 rotations of the crank, regardless to the number of cylinders in the engine. 700 RPM /2 = 350 fires per minute per cylinder, or 5.8 fires per second per cylinder
or the much shorter answer: 0.17 seconds
or the much shorter answer: 0.17 seconds
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