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Originally Posted by island911 View Post
I know what you're getting at, but whether or not an engine 'cares' depends on the design.
It works well with the long haul...given today's infrastructure.
It's been that way for a hundred years.

But the ICE is still about 20% efficient, at best.
Speed up. Stop. Reverse direction. Speed up.
Great for pumping out wells.
Now let's add much more power and design it for every load variable under the sun!

Who ever thought that was a great idea?


Hybrid/DI/Lamda/etc are all band-aids to make up for lack of true efficiency.

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