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Old 01-18-2010, 01:36 PM   #2 (permalink)
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The only thing is (and as you said, this has yet to be seen) is how much better BSFC could we get if the engine only had to be designed to run at a set rpm? Could you get it down to 200 or 150 (according to your chart)? I honestly don't know, but thats about the only place you could make up the efficiency losses from all the conversions as you stated.
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