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Old 06-04-2016, 10:44 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Ecky View Post
I don't think that includes lean burn, based on my understanding of how it works.
215g/kWh is extraordinarily low for gasoline. That's a thermal efficiency of 38.7%, which only a few of the most modern powerplants can match.

230-240g/kWh is the correct range for peak efficiency of a MPFI engine with typical compression ratio.

It's lean burn.
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