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Re: Shouldn't old cars run just as well as new?
Posted to Technical Theory Forum on 1/3/2008

Hi Wade,

Rags is right on this one.

It's a fairly common misconception to believe that EGR reduces efficiency but EGR can and is used to achieve an overall net gain in efficiency by reducing suction throttling losses. I know it seems counter intuitive to t... Login to read more.