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Old 05-05-2004, 06:13 PM
73MB280SEL 73MB280SEL is offline
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Just my observations with my 190d 2.2:

My car seems to run best (most power, smoothest running) when at 85 - 90 deg C. When it gets hotter, you can hear more combustion noise. I think this is maybe due to the timing requirements changing as a function of engine temp. I figure that if I had a knob on the dash to adjust the timing on the fly, I could make it run "best" at any given temperature.

Sholin
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