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Subject:Re: Degrading Comments
From:David Brodbeck
Date:Fri, 6 Jun 2003 21:23:59 -0400

On Fri, 6 Jun 2003, Dennis Haynes wrote:

> A naturally aspirated engine will lose 3% for 1,000 feet of altitude.
> This goes for gasoline or Diesel.

But in a diesel, you also get the automatic anti-tailgater smokescreen
that activates somewhere around 5,000 feet. ;)

David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Diesel Westfalia
'94 Honda Civic Si