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Old 10-18-2012, 10:43 PM   #109 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Miller88 View Post
My highly stressed 2.0 4 cylinder in my 2500 pound car is going to be a lot more affected than an extremely low stressed v8 in a 6000 pound truck.
Higher stress really kills the fuel-efficiency. But often the displacement is not the most significant issue in that matter, we might remember the role of the peak power and torque RPM bands
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