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Originally Posted by aerohead
I believe the outcome would in effect,be like lowering the displacement of the engine,with loss of power,efficiency,mpg,with all the original canibalistic internal losses.------------- The CO2 is already fully oxidized,will act as an inert gas,displacing valuable oxygen,reduce the charge density,lower BSFC.----------------- Beside all that,how could you possibly hope to monitor and adjust" stoiciometric" ratios.---------------- Co2 is used in fire extinguishers,and plenty believe we already have plenty in the atmosphere.-------------------------- I think you should look elsewhere for a solution to driveability issues.
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aerohead - I read as much as I could find about the R18A engine in the Civic and one of its highly touted points is the low friction coatings in the engine block cylinders. I notice this every day when engine braking: It just does not want to slow down as much as other cars that I've driven. Yes, the engine would become less efficient. Even so I hypothesize that despite the negative effect of the oxygen being replaced by CO2 and thus reducing engine power and efficiency, the overall amount of fuel being injected would be lower than at with plain air.
Stoichiometric ratios - Less oxygen should mean less fuel, no? I'm proposing more "filler" to be pumped and less stuff that could react with gasoline. Where's a chemist when you need one!
Yes, using CO2 would be counterintuitive for ecological reasons... Any ideas for frozen inert gasses that could function as a substitute for dry ice?