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Old 07-29-2005, 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Craig
In a diesel engine, the combustion process is slower and provides less of a "spike" at first. Instead the combustion process continues as the pistion is pushed down at a more constant pressure.
Hi Craig,

Does the constant pressure of combustion in a diesel engine contribute to it having more torque as compared to a similarly-displaced gas engine?

This thread is interesting, thanks for bringing it up.
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