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Old 02-21-2011, 11:49 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Old 02-24-2011, 03:22 PM   #12 (permalink)
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What's your issue with diesels?
Nothing anymore than gasoline. I had hoped they would take a multifuel approach.
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Nothing anymore than gasoline. I had hoped they would take a multifuel approach.
Very different combustion process, diesels have a fundamentally higher efficiency due to the burn characteristics and the higher compression ratio. I guess you could prove it out with one fuel system, then expand to different injection/ignition types later...

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