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Old 01-29-2004, 01:57 PM
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Re: Could Direct prot fuel injection cure knocking?

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Originally Posted by Jared_80
I don't know why they named it that, but that is the name that they gave it. What would be the downside of using a system like this??
Expense, limits of in-cylinder mixing (needs more swirl for one), requires higher injection pressure, allows less time for flame propagation and slower flame propagation. There are OEMs working on it, and there are some production vehicles that use it.
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