Re: mixtures

["Andrew C. Green" <acg@hermes.dlogics.com>]

Jim (xgg2356@dcmdc.dla.mil) writes:
> I know several racers who run exhaust temp guages and use them to set
> their mixtures.  I believe you want your exhaust temp around 1400deg F.
> hotter is too lean, cooler is too rich.

A side question here: why does a leaner mixture get you a hotter exhaust?
I'd have thought it would get you a cooler one...

-- Andy