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Old 01-17-2013, 07:53 PM   #215 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by t vago View Post
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Lean Burn works because intake manifold is lowered, compared to an engine running at stoichiometric. DCD does not work, compared to Lean Burn, because you're placing a drag on the engine (in the form of non-firing cylinders that are still pumping air - therefore consuming more fuel than necessary).

Figure the rest of it out on your own, professor.
Same number of pistons, same mass of air? (answer the question please?), same RPM. Please elaborate.
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