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Old 10-29-2010, 01:37 AM   #3 (permalink)
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15 degrees ATDC

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Originally Posted by Old Tele man View Post
gasoline -- a hydrocarbon mixture typically varying between C8H16 and C8H18 (iso-octane) and requiring only about 30 milli-joules (watt-seconds) of electrical discharge energy for ignition under compression.
and the above spark should be timed so that
peak combustion pressure always occurs at 15 degrees ATDC
no matter the load
or rpm
or conditions at the time
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