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Old 01-23-2012, 03:51 AM   #36 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by drmiller100 View Post
Sigh.

Expansion ratio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

if we want to get really picky, the Otto by definition has different compression then what you are calling expansion because of exhaust valve timing differences then intake.

So Frank. How does this affect efficiency for mileage? (hint: variable cam timing).
Um... OK, with that link we now have an example of "talking different languages".
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