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Old 8th February 2004 | 08:10
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E1453
 
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HP/GPH

John Deakins says:

for aspirated engines (8,5:1 compression ratio) - 14,9HP/GPH

for fire breathing turbos (7,5:1 compression ratio) - 13,7HP/GPH

Observation: those numbers are for lean of peak operation only

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Thank´s John. You made much much less ignorant.
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