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Old 10-16-2008, 12:35 PM   #12 (permalink)
jamesqf
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Originally Posted by gofastbobby View Post
that's an interesting thought. i believe your camry has a firing order of 1-4-3-2, with 1 and 4 firing at the same time, and 3 and 2 firing at the same time.
I don't see why any engine designer would do that. You want to make the engine run smoothly, which means spacing the firings at equal intervals. 1 & 4 might be at TDC at the same time, but one should be on the compression stroke, the other on exhaust.
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