Thread: Cam vs mpg
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Old 09-04-2017, 10:48 PM   #5
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Re: Cam vs mpg

Crower used to sell a system in the early '80s with really high static compression ratio pistons and special custom cam with late intake valve closure to manage the peak pressure without knock. I forget what he called it. I think Hot Rod tested it and they would up making 25mpg in a street rod.

It was a neat idea to market it, but he wasn't the first to invent it. Sometimes called the Miller cycle.
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