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Old 10-06-2014, 05:55 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by pgfpro View Post
Depends on how lean?
Remember, those charts represent pre-catalyst emissions. Sure, engine out NOx is significantly lower past 17:1, but at 17:1
a) the catalyst will do nothing to reduce NOx to near zero, which is what a catalyst does very well when running at 14.7:1 or less.
b) BSFC will likely be terrible anyway.
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