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附 录A What are fuel mapping computers? Before we can get into a discussion about fuel mapping, you have to have to know a bit about electronic fuel injection (EFI). Whats that? To put it simply, its a computerized system that takes over where your old carburetor left off, regulating the mix of air and fuel in your engine to keep it running smoothly. Too much fuel, and youre wasting gas. Too little, and you could damage your engine. For decades, fuel regulation was handled by the carburetor. In the late 1950s, cars with optional electronic fuel injection came on the scene, and by the 1990s, EFI was common. Today, almost all new cars have EFI systems instead of carburetors. The fuel map is the EFI systems setting for regulating the air/fuel mix. The map has three goals: Optimize performance -- for better speed and acceleration Optimize fuel economy -- to get the best gas mileage Optimize emissions -- to eliminate as many waste particles from the tailpipe as possible Next, well map out the parts that make up this intricate computerized system. Understanding fuel mapping technology is much easier if you know the territory. The center of the whole EFI system, which controls the fuel map, is the engine control unit (ECU). Think of this component as the cars brain. Sensors located in the engine and throughout the rest of the vehicle send information to the ECU. The ECU interprets this information and uses it to keep the car working at its best. The ECU looks like a black plastic box with the electronic brains inside. Its location varies wildly by manufacturer. Some put the ECU in the engine compartment near the battery, some put it near the glove box or steering column in the passenger compartment. Some even put it under one of the seats. The ECU, though, is useless without its sensors, just like our brains wouldnt be much good at interpreting the world around us without our senses. While there are dozens of sensors in a car that feed information