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Old 04-29-2011, 07:48 PM   #52 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by dcb View Post
Please cite your sources, or admit your mistake.
It's not a mistake, just out of context (Use the search Luke! ). Mazda seems to have designed their exhaust manifold to minimize the amount of hot gases left in the cylinder, and along with other changes this allows them to increase the CR w/o knock, which is where the mileage improvement comes from.
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