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Old 06-19-2009, 01:16 PM   #2 (permalink)
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They do this with vacuum pumps for race cars... yes, vacuum in the block is a good thing, and it actually provides more than "marginally greater" ring seals.

I'm not entirely sure how much vacuum they use, but you can get belt-driven vacuum pumps from Summit Racing and Jegs for the purpose.
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