>If you want to argue that banning gas-powered leaf-blowers is not an
>effective means of reducing emissions and more needs to be done I'm with
>you there but I fail to see how the example you provided is evidence of
>what you suggest.
>Fuel consumption is more than simply displacement and emissions are more
>than just fuel consumed. You need to know much more than 337cc vs 24.5cc
>to know anything meaningful.
>The lambda is the ratio of air divided to fuel, divided by the
>stoichiometric ratio. Then you need displacement times RPM. That will
>get you close to a meaningful number.
I think I'll stick to using a broom, or waiting for them to blow away. People who use leaf blowers are all complete wankers, I wouldn't be seen dead with a leaf blower.
Bill Bartlett Bracknell Tas