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Old 12-04-2011, 03:22 AM   #66
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Originally Posted by serialk11r View Post
Wait old greg, but lower compression means exhaust gas has more pressure so wouldn't that help spool the turbo? Trading power at the crank for power to turbine.
Not really. Yes, lower compression results in higher EGT's (and by extension, residual pressures), but for a ~2 point change in compression you're only looking at a ~5% increase.
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