In a message dated 4/4/2005 3:36:41 PM Central Standard Time,
tr3driver@comcast.net writes:
> Just a side comment ... raising the compression ratio will actually make a
> street-driven car LESS likely to overheat. That's because CR is one of the
> few mods that actually increases power by making the engine more efficient,
> which generally translates to less fuel burned per mile traveled. And one
> of the reasons the "smog" motors are more likely to overheat (and burn more
> fuel).
>
Furthermore, on the street, the rate of fuel use is dictated more by traffic
conditions than the engine's capacity to consume fuel. Of course, on the
track is another matter.
Dave
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