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Old 03-29-2014, 11:56 AM   #12 (permalink)
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well there IS such a thing as lugging, but it is down by idle speed. The journals need a certain rpm to distribute the oil all the way around them before it gets squished out. Also bsfc peak will fall either side from 2500 rpm, though most bsfc charts seem more sensitive to changes in load vs rpm. So too lightly loaded and too high rpm is a double efficiency whammy.
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