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Old 05-08-2014 | 03:54 AM
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Originally Posted by 123Cat
Recycled , how much compression does it take to run these engines at high power ,

more than in a car engine ?,

or less
A model diesel with a typical kerosene/ ether based fuel?

Can be up to 18:1 secondary trapped compression ratio and 1.6:1 primary, so yes more than a petrol car engine.