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Old 12-04-2006, 01:49 PM   #40
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Originally Posted by great421
Justin00SS As for: “How is the engine more efficient?”
It has a greater / larger / fatter spark to better (i.e. - more efficiently) burn the fuel & air mixture in the cylinders. MLE
The spark does not burn the mixture, it ignites it. At what point does a difference of current affect ignition so that it degrades or enhances combustion? There's a point where a hotter spark becomes superfluous.
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