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mrman
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12/06/2003
12:05:41

Subject: gas/diesel exhausts
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why are diesel exhausts so much bigger than gas exhausts? does it have something to do with the high compression ratio of the diesel? anyone know why?





slopehead
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12/06/2003
17:06:47

RE: gas/diesel exhausts
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yeah I do, a diesel usually has a turbo charger on it. A turbocharger works much more efficiently with as little backpressure as possible, unlike a gas engine with out a turbo usually works better with a small amount of backpressure.



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