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redpoint5 · 03-22-2019, 05:38 PM

I'm not buying a 25% engine efficiency improvement by simply running hotter; not even close.

Sure, there's efficiency to gain by running hotter, but we're talking single digit improvements, if that.

I'm sure someone is skilled enough to show the theoretical efficiency gains by going hotter.

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