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Old 06-01-2001, 04:33 PM   #4
red82gt
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Theres more to compression than just the ratio. The combustion chamber shape, the shape of the piston, and the swirl of the air also play a part. They basically made the flame front travel faster across the piston which allowed them to run a compression ratio that high on 87 octane.

A supercharger would add alot of turbulence and would affect the speed of the flame front which would probably equal disaster.

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