Allan
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Intercooler turbo diesel...
Petrol is flammable but diesel is combustible. Diesel engines rely on heat to produce combustion. As the pistons in the engine move upwards, they trap and compress air at the top of the piston stroke. The compression of the air produces intense heat. With precision timing, the fuel injectors spray a fine mist of diesel into the piston chamber. The heat from the trapped air ignites the diesel, which in turn forces the piston back down, producing the power which turns the engine.
Our Pajeros and Shoguns are turbo charged. The turbo acts as a double fan. As the fins at one end are turned by exhaust gases, the fins at the other end force outside air into the combustion chamber.
The intercooler is basically a radiator between the turbo and manifold. The warm, compressed air from the turbocharger is cooled as it pases through the intercooler radiator. Because cooler air has more molecules, it enables even more air to be forced into the piston area.
The more air that's forced in, the more powerful the ignition in the piston chamber and the more powerful the engine!
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13/Nov/2007, 7:37 pm
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