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Old 01-18-2013, 01:55 AM   #260 (permalink)
christofoo
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Originally Posted by t vago View Post
Okay. You somehow proved it worked... somehow. Wave a magic wand, and viola!

Now, do what the major auto manufacturers failed to do, what heihetech failed to do, and what everyone else who had this bright idea (of improving fuel economy via placing a de facto air pump in the engine powertrain) failed to do, and make it work.
(Doh, typing while you were.)

I agree implementation has hurdles, I'm not sure it's worth testing at all. Sometimes manufacturers have good reasons. The explanation could be emissions - meaning cat temperature, IMHO - and it could be a big deal. Sometimes manufacturers don't seem to have much of a reason... smooth wheel covers, grille blocks...

I do think I owe you an apology, I'll get back to that in a minute.
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