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Old 10-20-2010, 09:56 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Bicycle Bob View Post
The smaller the cylinder, the higher percentage of the charge can't burn because it is too close to the cool metal. The ship diesels that get over 50% have cylinders you could dance in. Most powerful diesel engine in the world
Started me thinking: does that mean the more oversquare an engine is the more likely it is to get good burn throughout? As such - is it more thermally efficient (in general) to be oversqr?
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