rarson
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- Jan 25, 2004
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Catonsville,
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Higher compression has been known to increase exhaust heat slightly. And higher heat affects spool greatly since the amount of work done on the turbine is a function of exhaust temp.
But exhaust gas heat is going to be affected by the air/fuel ratio, timing, etc. If you've optimized fuel and timing for the particular setup using the same tuning methodology, I doubt you'll see much difference in exhaust temps. Even if optimal tuning for two different compression ratios didn't negate the difference, I doubt the extra heat generated from an extra point or two of compression is going to make a discernible difference.
You will, however, notice the improvement in off-boost response, which will still make the car reach boost in a shorter period of time.

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