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Old 06-06-2009, 03:20 PM   #28 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Phimosis View Post
Wow..... 600 hp!

And 4) since engines are just air pumps, to double your power you need to double the air in and fuel in... So doesn't that imply you need at least 1 bar of boost?

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-Phim
That would be true in the ideal otto cycle. However, with all the work they did with the car they improved the VE of the engine allowing them to achieve double the power with less than double the absolute pressure.
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