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Old 07-06-2009, 01:43 PM   #24 (permalink)
Shawn D.
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The White Car - '84 Mercedes-Benz 300td
90 day: 28.84 mpg (US)

The Blue Car - '86 BMW 535i
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
Incidentally, years ago I read about BMW's experiments with no conventional throttle. They manipulated the intake valves to provide the throttling.
It's not an experiment -- it's been in production for years: Valvetronic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Originally Posted by theunchosen View Post
... heat syncs...
Heat sinks. Even if that works (I doubt it will because it's not just temperature but detonation that melted that hole), pulling more heat out is reducing your thermal efficiency, opposite of your intent.
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