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Old Oct 13th, 2017, 22:25   #11
Tannaton
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Originally Posted by skippyfox View Post
Must agree with most of what you say, but diesel engines not liking the cold? The cooler the air charge to the engine the better, hence the fitting of intercoolers to a lot of diesel engine vehicles. just a thought.
Cooler air charge = more dense air = more power

I know that's the logic but it's not the case in practice. I don't know why, it seems more pronounced on the more modern engines.
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