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Tesha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-14-07 03:12 PM
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4. It's not a car, it's much closer to a motorcycle with a full fairing
It's not a car, it's much closer to a motorcycle with
a full fairing.


> The "alé" has an air and gas mixing ratio of 20:1—far
> surpassing the average car, which mixes at 14.7:1.

And this matters how? Hint: stochiometric burning of
gasoline always uses a 14.7:1 air:fuel ratio. Diesels,
on the other hand, run at leaner mixtures, often much
leaner.

But golly, that statistic sure does *SOUND* impressive,
doesn't it? Almost like they're trying to tell you
something useful!

Tesha
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