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"...different shift map..." Has no view of upcoming road conditions......only you have that..
Ford knows a lot about throttle body fuel injection, used it a lot back in the early 80's, probably what's needed along with DFI to keep the...
Why..? 1. Infringing on someone else's patent...? 2. Not currently patentable so why announce the improvement to competitors..?
The Lexus RX450h factory shop/repair manual has a detailed description of the intake valve closing delay variability to transition between Otto...
"..the absence of pumping losses.." This I don't get. On the intake stroke the piston is working against atmospheric pressure in the crankcast...
But there is also the ATF pressure pump and even the engine lub oil pump. While these are both going the way of real-time volume pumping...
The inertia of the volume/pressure of fluid required to QUICKLY lift and then release valves does not allow the use of hydraulics at typical high...
The early RXes, RX400h, used Otto cycle only. The new RX450h uses Otto cycle, base/native compression ratio of 13:1, for low engine RPM and then...
If a Ford Ranger, 2.3L I4, stick shift, single cab, qualifies then yes, I do. I would jump at the chance to buy an A-Bat.
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Just as long as its smaller than the F-150, and unibody = progress. New Ranger has DFI engines but NO turbocharger requiring engine FE derating.
"..marketing buzzwords.." "...Just watch the commercials..." No, thank you. When those MACHO truck commercials come on I either switch...
Just what percentage of the US automotive buying public, even PU buyers, gives a rat's axx about towing capacity...?
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The difference is that Toyota doesn't market their gas-guzzlers as "ECO" friendly. Where, pray tell me, is Toyota's equivalent to the...
You can believe what you wish, obviously, but the truth of the matter is that Ford had not a clue about the uniqueness of the PSD/CVT concept (a...
My RX has NEVER been fueled with anything but regular.
Yes, absolutely... That is unless Ford adopts (or licenses) the Toyota E-VVTi technique. The RXh's V6 now runs in Atkinson cycle mode only at...
The FE of EcoBoost engines could be improved substantially provided the standard DFI compression ratio of 12-14:1 were used. But no, instead Ford...
The most important news that I see here is the new attention to... RWD.
