Control apparatus for engine

A control apparatus for an engine, the engine comprising a fuel injector that injects fuel into an intake port, a variable valve mechanism that changes opening/closing timings of at least an intake valve, and a first detecting means that detects an amount of intake air flowing through an intake passage of the engine, the control apparatus comprising:

• a first control means that sets a valve-opening timing of the intake valve in response to the amount of intake air;
• and
• a second control means that sets an injection start time of the fuel injector in response to the amount of intake air, wherein:
• in a case where the amount of intake air is within a first range being equal to or more than a predetermined value, the first control means advances the valve-opening timing as compared with a case where the amount of intake air is equal to the predetermined value;
• and
• in the case where the amount of intake air is within the first range, the second control means delays the injection start time as compared with a case where the amount of intake air is within a second range being less than the predetermined value.