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Old 02-27-2014, 02:41 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by arcosine View Post
If i ran my 4 cylinder on 3 cylinders it would be 10% more efficient too.
If you ran it on two and modified the cam so that the two inactive cylinders acted like compressors on a 2 stroke cycle it'd be capable of essentially the same as OE power output and potentially 30% more efficient.
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