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Old 05-08-2001, 12:11 PM   #11
russotto
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Re: Re: What companies do you like?

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Originally posted by tw
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Originally posted by russotto
The RX/7 13B twin turbo would probably be the highest performance engine ever sold in America, with an astonishing 194 hp/l (255hp @ 1300cc). Yet while it is a high perfomance engine, it's not considered astoundingly superior to anything else out there.
You would compare a rotary engine to a piston engine?
Sure, they both run on gasoline, right? Of course, it is a silly comparison -- but it only underscores the meaninglessness of hp/l as a measure of performance.

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