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Old 01-18-2018, 05:54 PM   #206 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by BLSTIC View Post
Oh I see. Nascar used to run around 15:1 with very large quench pads and cams with basically zero overlap didn't they?
I'm not aware of Nascar rules, but with such a high compression ratio it would either require a lot of anti-knocking additives or resort to an approach similar to what Toyota does with its hybrids in order to enable them to emulate the Atkinson effect.
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