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Another stupid d-jet question:, Related to a new 2.1 tune: defining terms- what constitutes "part-load vs full-load" and other mysteries |
DRPHIL914 |
Nov 29 2021, 08:06 AM
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Dr. Phil Group: Members Posts: 5,753 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Bluffton, SC Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States |
calling all d-jet masters ! OK so yes, ive read Anders etc and maybe missed it along the way, but how or what constitutes a part-load condition? I am trying to get my d-jet MPS dialed in on the 2.1 build. and it had been running really well, but just a tad lean still, so after going back and reverifying my timing and other settings, checking plugs aftera 750 mile trip, its really close and realizing i was probably a bit low on the fuel pressure i made that correction and then set out to do some local highway driving to test it out, and really felt good, but maybe a bit rich at low end, idle and what i was thinking would be part-load. BUT i think i over corrected on the MPS and now i went from being in the 12-12.5 range at idle and also cruising at 3000-3400rpm, i now am running light at about 14 on that mid-range cruising. it is good on WOT so i dont want to mess with that(full load stop) . i should have left well enough alone because i will probably be a bit heavy at idle and low end with this motor, due to a more performance minded cam profile etc. point is, what is part-load? if i am reading my AFR meter , lets say at 3000rpm- 3400rpm and cruising on the flat, that would be part- load condition correct? so i dont want to make it more rich at cruise or on WOT, so how can i isolate the mid range or par-load to enrich it with out messing anything else up. i already messed this up trying to just lean it out slighty and over corrected. if i adjust the inner screw by itself it changes both part and full load. the outer screw in will richen part load i believe lean out full- load. the Anders chart doesnt really address it. - also i feel i cant really get idle right, it seems too rich but that might be the way the motor will be, not sure. the MPS is a rebuilt one with Tangerine kit and adjustor screws, so easy to access and adjust using the Tangerine tools. I may be at the point of just going dual webber with 44 IDF's, and forsaking the d-jet - OR a more modern programable EFI...... i just dont think i am getting the most power out of this motor that i should or would with better air intake and A/F mix. intake is somewhat restricted on a stock d-jet and the injectors can only give you so much fuel. i did see somewhere anders wrote that the stock set up could support a build up to 2270 even with the proper changes( not sure what that means either), anyway first question is - part load definition. then how to proceed to get this mid-range or par-load adjusted into a better mix with out making idle even more rich(or WOT either) Thanks for the help. Phil |
BeatNavy |
Nov 29 2021, 08:42 AM
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Certified Professional Scapegoat Group: Members Posts: 2,921 Joined: 26-February 14 From: Easton, MD Member No.: 17,042 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Phil, a couple of thoughts from me.
@Frank S , IIRC, suggested one way to identify "part load," or that point at which manifold vacuum is in the 4-5 psi range, is to run a "T" vacuum fitting off of your MPS to a hose with vacuum gauge in the cabin. It'll give you a better sense of what driving conditions are for your engine at "part load." In my case I found it instructive, and you can base your AFR numbers accordingly. Simply cruising down the road doesn't take much load or HP in most cases, so take AFR there with at least a little grain of salt, especially if you can monitor head temps accurately. Do yo have an inductance meter to measure what it is you are changing, or are you going by AFR readings alone? If the latter, I think that's hard to do with much precision. I think you sort of need to ballpark it at that point and see how the car feels under different circumstances. Take idle AFR readings on a T4 with a big grain of salt. Too many variations in exhaust and O2 setup, plus the exhaust gasses move too slowly through the system to put too much stock in them. I know it's tempting (I do it too), but you need to use other clues like smell and the nature of the idle (is it too low, too high, does it react a lot with small changes in air, etc.). Your idle mixture should be primarily controlled at the ECU. I imagine the ECU "slope" has some effect on that (or not, maybe someone can enlighten us), but get fuel pressure where it should be and then use the ECU. Don't ditch the D-Jet. Carbs present their own set of issues. Also, I'm running Microsquirt, which I really enjoy, but it's not a panacea either. Still lots of fiddling and experimenting. The upside is that it's much easier to do the fiddling and measure the results. Much smarter and more experienced people than me can chime in now (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
emerygt350 |
Nov 29 2021, 10:19 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,025 Joined: 20-July 21 From: Upstate, NY Member No.: 25,740 Region Association: North East States |
same boat here but with a stock 2.0. When we finished at the dyno I was still running really rich up over 4k WOT and leanish below 4k. Idle was at 13.5 which I consider rich but as beatnavy said, it idles good, smells fine, and revs correctly so I am choosing to ignore that.
Part throttle cruising can be leaner than 14.7 and be ok since you are not loading the engine. In my old CFI mustang it will bounce around 14.3-15.3ish while cruising. When we were tuning it on the dyno (tangerine setup as well) part load settings seemed pretty good. I just got my AFR meter in the mail today for the porsche. As soon as it warms up a little I will get it installed and check out what mine is doing on a non-dyno afr. |
DRPHIL914 |
Nov 29 2021, 10:48 AM
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Dr. Phil Group: Members Posts: 5,753 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Bluffton, SC Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States |
i do appreciate the input. and i can post a few pictures of the plugs which actually looked really good if not slightly lean, eventhough the AFR seems to indicate more rich which leads me to believe that the AFT is not that accurate, especially at idle,
you cant compare to a mustang and i would say that if your running 14-15 you are way too lean for an air cooled motor and your head temsp will be high. when i raised my fuel pressure up to 34-35 my head temps improved, my AFR was reading more in the 12.5-13 range and plug color is almost perfect. i prbably am not running that rich just going by the plug color. at this point id be happy if could go back a day and NOT make that last adjustment, i need to increase enrichment at part-load with out making idle more rich or WOT/full load. I can put that T in and check that vac load at cruising or slight acceleration to see if i am in that 5psi range if thats what we define as part load. too bad there is not a in line vac gauge that had blue tooth conneciton to be able to hook up and monitor while driving. Phil, a couple of thoughts from me. @Frank S , IIRC, suggested one way to identify "part load," or that point at which manifold vacuum is in the 4-5 psi range, is to run a "T" vacuum fitting off of your MPS to a hose with vacuum gauge in the cabin. It'll give you a better sense of what driving conditions are for your engine at "part load." In my case I found it instructive, and you can base your AFR numbers accordingly. Simply cruising down the road doesn't take much load or HP in most cases, so take AFR there with at least a little grain of salt, especially if you can monitor head temps accurately. Do yo have an inductance meter to measure what it is you are changing, or are you going by AFR readings alone? If the latter, I think that's hard to do with much precision. I think you sort of need to ballpark it at that point and see how the car feels under different circumstances. Take idle AFR readings on a T4 with a big grain of salt. Too many variations in exhaust and O2 setup, plus the exhaust gasses move too slowly through the system to put too much stock in them. I know it's tempting (I do it too), but you need to use other clues like smell and the nature of the idle (is it too low, too high, does it react a lot with small changes in air, etc.). Your idle mixture should be primarily controlled at the ECU. I imagine the ECU "slope" has some effect on that (or not, maybe someone can enlighten us), but get fuel pressure where it should be and then use the ECU. Don't ditch the D-Jet. Carbs present their own set of issues. Also, I'm running Microsquirt, which I really enjoy, but it's not a panacea either. Still lots of fiddling and experimenting. The upside is that it's much easier to do the fiddling and measure the results. Much smarter and more experienced people than me can chime in now (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) same boat here but with a stock 2.0. When we finished at the dyno I was still running really rich up over 4k WOT and leanish below 4k. Idle was at 13.5 which I consider rich but as beatnavy said, it idles good, smells fine, and revs correctly so I am choosing to ignore that. Part throttle cruising can be leaner than 14.7 and be ok since you are not loading the engine. In my old CFI mustang it will bounce around 14.3-15.3ish while cruising. When we were tuning it on the dyno (tangerine setup as well) part load settings seemed pretty good. I just got my AFR meter in the mail today for the porsche. As soon as it warms up a little I will get it installed and check out what mine is doing on a non-dyno afr. |
914_teener |
Nov 29 2021, 11:08 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,193 Joined: 31-August 08 From: So. Cal Member No.: 9,489 Region Association: Southern California |
calling all d-jet masters ! OK so yes, ive read Anders etc and maybe missed it along the way, but how or what constitutes a part-load condition? I am trying to get my d-jet MPS dialed in on the 2.1 build. and it had been running really well, but just a tad lean still, so after going back and reverifying my timing and other settings, checking plugs aftera 750 mile trip, its really close and realizing i was probably a bit low on the fuel pressure i made that correction and then set out to do some local highway driving to test it out, and really felt good, but maybe a bit rich at low end, idle and what i was thinking would be part-load. BUT i think i over corrected on the MPS and now i went from being in the 12-12.5 range at idle and also cruising at 3000-3400rpm, i now am running light at about 14 on that mid-range cruising. it is good on WOT so i dont want to mess with that(full load stop) . i should have left well enough alone because i will probably be a bit heavy at idle and low end with this motor, due to a more performance minded cam profile etc. point is, what is part-load? if i am reading my AFR meter , lets say at 3000rpm- 3400rpm and cruising on the flat, that would be part- load condition correct? so i dont want to make it more rich at cruise or on WOT, so how can i isolate the mid range or par-load to enrich it with out messing anything else up. i already messed this up trying to just lean it out slighty and over corrected. if i adjust the inner screw by itself it changes both part and full load. the outer screw in will richen part load i believe lean out full- load. the Anders chart doesnt really address it. - also i feel i cant really get idle right, it seems too rich but that might be the way the motor will be, not sure. the MPS is a rebuilt one with Tangerine kit and adjustor screws, so easy to access and adjust using the Tangerine tools. I may be at the point of just going dual webber with 44 IDF's, and forsaking the d-jet - OR a more modern programable EFI...... i just dont think i am getting the most power out of this motor that i should or would with better air intake and A/F mix. intake is somewhat restricted on a stock d-jet and the injectors can only give you so much fuel. i did see somewhere anders wrote that the stock set up could support a build up to 2270 even with the proper changes( not sure what that means either), anyway first question is - part load definition. then how to proceed to get this mid-range or par-load adjusted into a better mix with out making idle even more rich(or WOT either) Thanks for the help. Phil I think Jake Raby had a quote for this IIRC....just give the engine what it wants. In reference to "rich" or "lean" the engine needs are not always stoic. With part load or "cruise"..the engine demands are lower so the mixture and engine will run better slightly lean. At WOT....slightly rich. Stoic is also a range .....so if you are looking for an absolute number then it is the number in which the engine runs best. I know it may sound like a quantum relationship answer but that is how it works. If you are lookng for more than 120HP then maybe a stockish type IV isn't the engine for you. |
DRPHIL914 |
Nov 29 2021, 11:16 AM
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Dr. Phil Group: Members Posts: 5,753 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Bluffton, SC Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States |
here are 2 plugs, this was before input them back in and then attempted to adjust the setting and messed it up.
- also my head temps and oil temp readings i think are accurate and are pretty good , not sure i am believe or knowing how accurate the AF readings are, it the plugs should give a good idea of where i was. Attached thumbnail(s) |
emerygt350 |
Nov 29 2021, 11:24 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,025 Joined: 20-July 21 From: Upstate, NY Member No.: 25,740 Region Association: North East States |
Those look good to me. I just did a deep dive into previous threads on this topic. Very interesting. Things I dredged up from the past... (may just be urban legends but I doubt it)
1) Air-cooled engines like it richer 2) 14 and less seems good 3) 12 at WOT seems good 4) Don't go driving around at 15 particularly while in 5th gear at lower rpms. 5)13.5 at idle is common and seems like a happy place, some people go richer. Let the engine decide what it likes (assuming you aren't going north of 14 at partial load or 13 at WOT). |
DRPHIL914 |
Nov 29 2021, 12:45 PM
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Dr. Phil Group: Members Posts: 5,753 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Bluffton, SC Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States |
Those look good to me. I just did a deep dive into previous threads on this topic. Very interesting. Things I dredged up from the past... (may just be urban legends but I doubt it) 1) Air-cooled engines like it richer 2) 14 and less seems good 3) 12 at WOT seems good 4) Don't go driving around at 15 particularly while in 5th gear at lower rpms. 5)13.5 at idle is common and seems like a happy place, some people go richer. Let the engine decide what it likes (assuming you aren't going north of 14 at partial load or 13 at WOT). i agree with that , it seems to be where we want to be. i do think i am a bit rich at idle and i cant adjust the ECU more than it is. i may have to settle for that. I am more like 12.5-13 at idle. just a very low idle too, i have to open up the idle air valve to keep it from bottoming out once warmed up. it had a good cold idle. i should have left well enough alone. going to work on getting it back to where it was. |
emerygt350 |
Nov 29 2021, 01:06 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,025 Joined: 20-July 21 From: Upstate, NY Member No.: 25,740 Region Association: North East States |
stock ignition?
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DRPHIL914 |
Nov 29 2021, 01:13 PM
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Dr. Phil Group: Members Posts: 5,753 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Bluffton, SC Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States |
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emerygt350 |
Nov 29 2021, 03:15 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,025 Joined: 20-July 21 From: Upstate, NY Member No.: 25,740 Region Association: North East States |
stock ignition? 123ignition distributor but stock throttle body(completely rebuilt), brand new OEM injectors, , stock air box, etc. SS HE with one of Ben's twin tip SS exhaust mufflers Are you using retard or advance? Or neither I guess. |
DRPHIL914 |
Nov 29 2021, 08:03 PM
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Dr. Phil Group: Members Posts: 5,753 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Bluffton, SC Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States |
stock ignition? 123ignition distributor but stock throttle body(completely rebuilt), brand new OEM injectors, , stock air box, etc. SS HE with one of Ben's twin tip SS exhaust mufflers Are you using retard or advance? Or neither I guess. neither at this point - i had been using it with my stock motor, but with this one idle was so low with the vac retard hooked up ans using setting 3or4, i disconnected that and changed over to the non vac setting “C”, that’s been much better. just went out for an hour of driving around and making some adjustments . after warming up, it was pretty lean across the board, so i adjusted inner screw out only, did this in very small increments then some driving etc, that got me out of the 14-15 range in part load down to 13-13.5, 12-12.5 on more of a full load or WOT. much better, ans seems still a bit rich on idle but if everything else is good i will leave it like this for a while and recheck plugs again after a few more drives. I am at about 35psi now for fuel pressure too and it definitely runs better with the FP at least 35-36. There is not an easy way to just change part load, according to this chart. Attached thumbnail(s) |
adolimpio |
Nov 29 2021, 08:53 PM
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Art Group: Members Posts: 178 Joined: 10-March 10 From: Greenwood SC Member No.: 11,449 Region Association: South East States |
Here's a point of reference for what it's worth.
2056 Raby 9550 cam Hoffman heads with 44x38 mm valves 123 distributor w/ vac advance profile 1 Timing 27 btdc Fuel pressure 29 psi Standard motor FJ67 injectors MPS settings - 0 inHg - 150H - 4 inHg - 128H - 15 inHg - 80H AFR - Idle 14.5 - Part load - 13.5 - WOT - 12.5 Idles nicely at 900 rpm Engine seems very happy |
rjames |
Nov 30 2021, 12:29 AM
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I'm made of metal Group: Members Posts: 3,876 Joined: 24-July 05 From: Shoreline, WA Member No.: 4,467 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
QUOTE Part throttle cruising can be leaner than 14.7 and be ok since you are not loading the engine. In my old CFI mustang it will bounce around 14.3-15.3ish while cruising. When we were tuning it on the dyno (tangerine setup as well) part load settings seemed pretty good. That seems a lot leaner than what I've heard others here recommend for the type IV. |
emerygt350 |
Nov 30 2021, 07:56 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,025 Joined: 20-July 21 From: Upstate, NY Member No.: 25,740 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE Part throttle cruising can be leaner than 14.7 and be ok since you are not loading the engine. In my old CFI mustang it will bounce around 14.3-15.3ish while cruising. When we were tuning it on the dyno (tangerine setup as well) part load settings seemed pretty good. That seems a lot leaner than what I've heard others here recommend for the type IV. Yeah, I saw that after digging through the archives. I really wish it were easier to change the part load and wot individually. I also wish at idle they would have really bypassed the MPS altogether. Not sure why they wouldn't. They have the TPS and the ECU knob. I guess on earlier years the knob isn't an option. I think I need a vacuum gauge as well. I suspect changes in diaphragm position might be contributing to my strange lean early rich late WOT issue. |
emerygt350 |
Nov 30 2021, 08:03 AM
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DRPHIL914 |
Nov 30 2021, 08:38 AM
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Dr. Phil Group: Members Posts: 5,753 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Bluffton, SC Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE Part throttle cruising can be leaner than 14.7 and be ok since you are not loading the engine. In my old CFI mustang it will bounce around 14.3-15.3ish while cruising. When we were tuning it on the dyno (tangerine setup as well) part load settings seemed pretty good. That seems a lot leaner than what I've heard others here recommend for the type IV. Yeah, I saw that after digging through the archives. I really wish it were easier to change the part load and wot individually. I also wish at idle they would have really bypassed the MPS altogether. Not sure why they wouldn't. They have the TPS and the ECU knob. I guess on earlier years the knob isn't an option. I think I need a vacuum gauge as well. I suspect changes in diaphragm position might be contributing to my strange lean early rich late WOT issue. like i have written on that chart at the bottom, if you tighten the outer screw while holding the inner one, you will enrich the part-load and lean the full load out some and that sounds like thats what you need to do. would be so much easier to doe this while on the dyno rather than the stop go etc but thats what i did last night and am getting much closer to where i was. my mistake was thinking i could see that part load by just reving the motor sitting but thats not going to work you have to have some load. and if you get to the point of low and middle load and cruising is where we want it, but full load is off, then you can make a slight adjustment to the full load stop with out moving inner or outer screws. way better to start off with it at least at the factory setting, and go from there. also pull the plugs and see what they look like, thats going to tell you a lot too. @emerygt350 |
DRPHIL914 |
Nov 30 2021, 08:47 AM
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Dr. Phil Group: Members Posts: 5,753 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Bluffton, SC Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States |
@adolimpio
that helps, i need to get an LCR meter!!! our builds are similar, 2.1, my cam is almost identical to the 9550, my heads are the same (hoffman heads are just the AA castings then done up by Len) - looks like you are running close to stock timing, but stock 2.0 FP according to the Porsche book is 34 not 29, this might run you a bit lean, Now a couple differences is that my compression is 9.5/1 and i have a counter balanced crank( factory cranks were not). - that idle is too lean IMHO, but you part load and full load numbers are close to what i am shooting for as well. Last night i got it close. I also stayed with the no vac hooked up and advance setting is the one that goes to 3400 rpm. I am also running a bit more advance, at 30 btdc, it seems to like that much better. This motor would probably be a lot better off with carbs , but i will keep with this for now. Here's a point of reference for what it's worth. 2056 Raby 9550 cam Hoffman heads with 44x38 mm valves 123 distributor w/ vac advance profile 1 Timing 27 btdc Fuel pressure 29 psi Standard motor FJ67 injectors MPS settings - 0 inHg - 150H - 4 inHg - 128H - 15 inHg - 80H AFR - Idle 14.5 - Part load - 13.5 - WOT - 12.5 Idles nicely at 900 rpm Engine seems very happy |
emerygt350 |
Nov 30 2021, 10:16 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,025 Joined: 20-July 21 From: Upstate, NY Member No.: 25,740 Region Association: North East States |
I have an LCR and as others have said, your mileage with it will vary. 150H was never even possible with my MPS. Really a range between 60 and 90 something. The numbers that pbanders puts up were impossible even with my stock MPS.
DrPhil, the problem is that afr readout in the dyno is WOT all the way. There is no partial throttle on there (we did that separately from a run). So that is WOT and the AFR changes as the motor is revving up to higher RPMs. As I richen the bottom the top gets way to rich etc. That is why I think I need to watch the vacuum as I WOT. If that is moving above what the MPS sees as WOT I could be moving into and out of partial throttle according to the MPS even though the pedal is to the floor. I am looking at other possibilities though. I am going to put in a new coil etc. May retard the timing a bit too. Little steps of course and only one at a time. |
adolimpio |
Nov 30 2021, 09:12 PM
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Art Group: Members Posts: 178 Joined: 10-March 10 From: Greenwood SC Member No.: 11,449 Region Association: South East States |
I should have mentioned that my compression is 8.2:1.
I think your looking at the fuel pressure setting for LJET, which is 35psi, but further down in the manual it says that Djet is 1.96-2.04 bar, which is 28.4 to 29.6 psi. @adolimpio that helps, i need to get an LCR meter!!! our builds are similar, 2.1, my cam is almost identical to the 9550, my heads are the same (hoffman heads are just the AA castings then done up by Len) - looks like you are running close to stock timing, but stock 2.0 FP according to the Porsche book is 34 not 29, this might run you a bit lean, Now a couple differences is that my compression is 9.5/1 and i have a counter balanced crank( factory cranks were not). - that idle is too lean IMHO, but you part load and full load numbers are close to what i am shooting for as well. Last night i got it close. I also stayed with the no vac hooked up and advance setting is the one that goes to 3400 rpm. I am also running a bit more advance, at 30 btdc, it seems to like that much better. This motor would probably be a lot better off with carbs , but i will keep with this for now. Here's a point of reference for what it's worth. 2056 Raby 9550 cam Hoffman heads with 44x38 mm valves 123 distributor w/ vac advance profile 1 Timing 27 btdc Fuel pressure 29 psi Standard motor FJ67 injectors MPS settings - 0 inHg - 150H - 4 inHg - 128H - 15 inHg - 80H AFR - Idle 14.5 - Part load - 13.5 - WOT - 12.5 Idles nicely at 900 rpm Engine seems very happy |
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