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Old 11-22-2012, 11:49 AM   #18 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Daox View Post
BSFC charts show that an engine under high load runs more efficient than an engine at low load. This is why smaller engines work more efficiently. You can not 'work an engine too hard'. If we look at a BSFC chart you can see why.

One of us obviously doesn't understand BSFC charts. Is not efficiency represented by the contour lines? So in that chart, peak efficiency would come at about 2500 rpm and 124.7 ft-lb?
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