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Old 01-28-2006, 03:05 PM   #5
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Re: Compression at which gasoline will ignite

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Originally Posted by beef_bourito
the reason that it's worse in the summer is because the summer air is hotter. an increase in pressure will change the temperature, when you compress something it gets hotter. vaporizing the fuel will give you a more consistent, quicker, and better burn but probably won't do anything for knocking.
What do you mean for the knocking? This is essentially the same concept as natural gas except there's an added step. Yeah I know the summer air is hotter but I'm actually wondering how much of a difference it would make.
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