Operating temps

[Programmer]

The thermal expansion "thing" is great in theory--but that's where it ends.

Lyndon IPTECH
1970 Camaro 379 CID SB
12.5 CR on 87 octane
-----Original Message-----
From: Aaron Willis <darkmonahue at awwwsome.com>
To: gmecm at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu <gmecm at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
Date: September 23, 1999 4:21 PM
Subject: Re: Operating temps


>At 10:20 AM 9/23/99 PDT, you wrote:
>>Yea, the colder the engine the less effecient, the IC process is (thermal
>>expansion).
>>
>>Turn air at atmoshperic conditions into high cylindar pressure. i.e. the
>>more thermal energy lost through cooling, less is avialable to cause
thermal
>>expansion.
>>
>>Ward
>
>
> FWIW, I understand Lingenfelter likes to run his engines very cold to help
>eliminate detonation.  My own limited, carbureted experience seems to
>support this theory.
>
>
>
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