Last time I saw a souped-up engine running on ethanol at a 14:1 compression which it was not meant to feature, that was a naturally-aspirated carburettor-fed Volkswagen EA827.
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Originally Posted by Juho
currently have a Volvo V40 1.9d manual
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Is that engine Renault-based or outsourced from Volkswagen?
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I did start thinking about gearing (for next year), and its benefits.
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Once in a while I think about it too, reminding some old-school engines with a much narrower RPM band and lower compression ratio than modern econobox engines.