Air/Fuel Control Key to Engine Performance

Continental Controls’ products combine to increase output and fuel efficiency while holding the line on exhaust emissions

The increased demand and cost of natural gas coupled with ever tightening exhaust emission standards presents a challenge to those who must extract the most power from their engines while using less fuel and staying within exhaust emission regulations. One company helping meet these challenges with its ECV5 emissions control valve and VM-350 mixing venturi is San Diego, California, U.S.A.-based Continental Controls Corporation (CCC).

The ECV5 is a computerized valve designed to precisely control the pressure of the fuel delivered to the mixing venturi or carburetor mixing bowl. As part of its package, the ECV5 installation kit typically includes a zirconium oxide O2 sensor, two type K thermocouples and a computerized monitoring and display unit. When the ECV 5 and mixing venturi are used in conjunction with a three-way catalytic converter, engine emissions are reduced to a minimum.