Thread: 2L 4Cyl. vs. 2L 8Cyl What's more fuel efficient?
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Old 04-27-2012, 06:57 PM   #20 (permalink)
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BMW published a paper in this subject including optimum bore and stroke. The v8 wins out for reasons of lower heat rejection rate and accessory losses (oil pump and waterpump)
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