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Old 12-12-2010   #24
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Re: Goodbye 18k RPM v8's: F1 is Officially going Turbo 4-banger!

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Originally Posted by FattyBoomBatty View Post
No one has been innovative enough to find and implement a higher volume pump. It's not mazda's fault people are afraid of power. They could also just bypass that system all together and use regular injectors if they are only interested in power.
I thought it was the necessity of the high fuel pressure in direct injection systems (1000psi+) to overcome the cylinder pressures and to provide proper atomization, otherwise whatever is in the cylinder would be forced right back into the fuel system once the injector opened.
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