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Old Mar 28, 2009 | 08:31 PM
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I dont think you get it.


-Gasoline engines are typically limited to a ~12:1 compression ratio. They cant use diesel because there is not enough heat in a normal gasoline engine to burn it.

-Diesel engines have to run diesel fuel because if they tried to use gasoline, the gasoline would ignite much before the piston reached TDC, which would destroy the engine. Diesels run around a ~18 or 20:1 compression ratio.

An engine running 100:1 compression ratio would NOT be able to use any type of normal pump gasoline, diesel, or even race gas (110+ octane). It would have to use some sort of jet fuel, or a NASA type rocket fuel which would be able to sustain these temperatures.
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