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10-21-2012, 11:11 AM

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srs;diesel enq.

given the high compression ratio of the mazda renesis rotary engine , has anybody tried running their eight on the heavy stuff

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10-21-2012, 11:15 AM

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...because, really, aren't diesel and gasoline engines completely identical except for the compression ratio?

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10-21-2012, 11:18 AM

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where to post

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given the high compression ratio of the mazda renesis rotary engine , has anybody tried running their eight on the heavy stuff

i have found the dumb question thread starter

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10-21-2012, 11:47 AM

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Do you mean torque...

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10-21-2012, 12:04 PM

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The army has done extensive testing using heavy fueled rotary engines.
I have a PDF doc ill post shortly.

EDIT: found it
www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA545309

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10-21-2012, 04:58 PM

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The army has done extensive testing using heavy fueled rotary engines.
I have a PDF doc ill post shortly.

EDIT: found it
www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA545309

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