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Old 04-14-2017, 06:38 PM   #53 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by teoman View Post
I think because it is direct injection, it cools the intake charge and has the equivalent effect of more boost.
Had it been injected on the manifold, could eventually cool down the charge air and increase the oxygen concentration allowing a larger mass of air at the same volume, but the manifold absolute pressure doesn't seem to change at that condition.
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