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Old 09-21-2013, 12:13 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr View Post
James Atkinson developed the original Atkinson-cycle engine to overcome Nikolas Otto's patent rights, but the currently so-called Atkinsons are actually Otto.
So, Atkinson is actually better, but they only pretend to use it?
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