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Old 05-10-2023, 11:18 AM   #48 (permalink)
Isaac Zachary
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Originally Posted by Madmanmax View Post
In theory if you had direct injection you could keep the intake valve closed to increase vacuum in the cylinder so that when the fuel was injected it would vaporize and then you could open the valve to mix in the air. this could drastically increase burn efficiency.
There are some engines that open the intake valve twice at low loads.
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