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Old 02-06-2010, 03:52 PM   #93 (permalink)
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Oh yeah, one other mod that might work in an economy situation: crankcase vacuum. A line is run from the valve cover to the exhaust; the exhaust rushing past creates a vacuum via Bernoulli's principle, reducing pressure underneath the pistons. The idea is to reduce pumping losses in the engine. The older your engine is, and the more blowby the piston rings allow, the better this mod will work for you.
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