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Stubby79 · 08-03-2017, 11:14 PM

Dunno how much benefit it would be on a modern engine...the injectors on newish engines spray against the intake valve, which, being warm/hot, helps evaporate the fuel. (I think!)

Direct injection? Even less likely to help.

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