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Old 03-30-2011, 10:06 PM   #25 (permalink)
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Marcus, my issue with that is: the bsfc map is only totally valid when the engine is fully loaded, under theoretically ideal conditions. That never happens in real life, so the effective peak bsfc changes with throttle and load, making it very difficult to accurately judge one's island status.
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