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Old 10-25-2010, 10:13 AM   #6 (permalink)
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I've wondered about using higher amounts of egr, and thought about running a second exhaust pipe from near the end of the existing tailpipe as the intake for the system. I figured I'd be able to reduce pumping losses quite a bit that way, and that the length of pipe would cool the gas quite a bit.

I guess I was onto something!
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I think you missed the point I was trying to make, which is that it's not rational to do either speed or fuel economy mods for economic reasons. You do it as a form of recreation, for the fun and for the challenge.
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