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Old 02-20-2008, 07:45 PM   #30
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Originally Posted by bubba428 View Post
ok so your saying if a chemical expands 10x its size during combustion but makes less heat it will create less pressure than a chemical that expands 8x is size and creates more heat.

(not Accurate #, just examples)
Not completely sure I follow you. We are talking energy, not heat.

If fuel A combusts with force X and fuel B combusts with force .8X, fuel A will throw the pistons harder per unit time.
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