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Old 11-27-2012, 09:37 PM   #10 (permalink)
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I've already seen some carburettor-fed dedicated-ethanol spark-ignited engines with 14:1 compression.


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I was a fan of the rotaries until the fuel consumpltion issues became insurmountable, but at least Mazda is willing to take the risks involved with advancing combustion technology.
I was never a fan of the rotaries, but I didn't celebrate when they were phased out. Mazda had been done a great job developing it and overcoming reliability issues.
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