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Old 03-05-2010, 01:48 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Old Tele man View Post
...DISI using pressure to heat the fuel.

...one major benefit is no fuel vapor in the intake manifold--only in the cylinder--so the intake air is denser, which allows the compression ratio to be bumped up a little bit more for the same octance fuel.
Increased VE per stroke, as well.
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