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Old 11-20-2018, 11:55 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Venting PCV to the atmosphere probably hurts mileage and power. Its likely not noticeable, but it is advantageous for your crankcase to run in vacuum. Those pistons are moving pretty quick, and they'll have to push even more air around if its not in a vacuum.
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