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Old 10-09-2008, 01:25 AM   #187 (permalink)
ConnClark
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Originally Posted by carfreak View Post
it's just burning more efficiently. Instead of losing 15-20% out your tail pipe, you lose about 5-7%.
Unless hydrogen magically converts the Otto cycle to a Carnot or ideal Diesel cycle that is not possible.

Perhaps you could enlighten everyone how it does just this small portion of its magic.
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