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To: Red Badger
people were working on that idea by heating the gasoline in a sealed container to several hundred degrees and high pressure, and then spraying it into the cylinders.

Interesting that some drag racers cool the fuel to get more power by greater expansion inside the combustion chamber. Street rods often used an ice bath on the fuel line to increase power/speed.

86 posted on 02/20/2015 8:17:15 AM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: thackney

They weren’t looking for ‘power’ they were looking for fuel efficiency, since the Arab oil embargo of the 70’s had gasoline at the horrendous price of $1 a gallon.....................


111 posted on 02/20/2015 9:28:55 AM PST by Red Badger (If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
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To: thackney

Chilling fuel is an old hot rod trick.


116 posted on 02/20/2015 10:25:10 AM PST by wally_bert (There are no winners in a game of losers. I'm Tommy Joyce, welcome to the Oriental Lounge.)
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