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Old 06-26-2009, 09:00 PM   #27 (permalink)
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This paper does seem to conclude in fairly certain terms however that efficiency is reduced on a lean burn engine (without taking compensating measures) by increases in ambient humidity. NOx is also reduced by increases in humidity.

http://www.cimac.com/cimac_cms/uploa...l_20090325.pdf

Though I'm at a loss at why the summer months are the least efficient in the graph, that is when I get my best numbers.
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