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Subject:Re: More horse power from the 2.1??
From:sstones
Date:Fri, 26 Jul 1996 13:57:50 -0400 (EDT)

On Fri, 26 Jul 1996 SyncroHead@aol.com wrote:

> While the exhaust into the coolant does happen, it is not the "common" head
> gasket failure which permits coolant to leak out of the engine.

It was my first though.   :(

>  Also, the
> pressures created by the piston compression are far higher than any turbo can
> create during the intake stroke.

But... Once the turbocharged intake strok is over... You get a 
compression stroke at a much higher pressure, there in lies the problem.

Cheers,

SStones,  Toronto Ont. 
<sstones@io.org>