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Old 03-01-2013, 11:01 AM   #30 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr View Post
Surprisingly, this same low compression ratio which is often pointed out as "revolutionary" was also used in the old Cummins NTC-400 (Big Cam) engine...
You are not suggesting that a Cummins Big Cam was a clean engine, are you?

I shudder to think of the amount of hydrocarbons emitted every single time one of those started up cold. So much smoke that we had the fire department show up at work one time. The later STC versions weren't as bad, but still....
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