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Old 05-03-2011, 01:38 AM   #20 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by dcb View Post
hmm, combined with direct injection, I wonder if the starter could be replaced with a more accurate crankshaft position sensor (squirt an appropriate amount of fuel into the pistons ready to travel downward, close the valves, and light it), heck for that matter I wonder if you can get some torque at 0 rpm (basically the same question), or close enough to 0 rpm that the difference is inconsequential.
I read about this some years ago...

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