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Old 04-16-2010, 04:06 PM   #44 (permalink)
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not me, I was looking at it as:
If I had to carry the equipment to make sufficient high pressure O2 to feed the engine, what would the efficiency be?

I mean, you talk about pumping losses...

I think you have to look at how it would operate with air (efficiency and emissions) to make any comparison with a road vehicle.
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