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Old 10-19-2012, 11:56 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by kach22i View Post
Correct me if I'm wrong, but with gasoline engines the idea is to preheat the fuel for easier ignition, and to chill the air to make it more dense.
Pre-heat the fuel is more usual in few flexfuel cars. I've never seen a pure gasser with this feature. It's a stock feature in some versions of the Volkswagen Polo made in Brazil and the Peugeot 308 made in Argentina, since Brazilian ethanol doesn't have the gasoline blend to ease the cold starts.
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