Timeline for How do manufacturers detune engines?
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| Oct 25, 2018 at 11:30 | comment | added | Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2♦ | Another way for this to happen on diesel engines is to limit the RPMs through the use of a governor. It is quite common for truckers here in the States (or used to be common) to extend the RPM range (by turning up the governor) of their diesel engines, which allows more RPMs, which in effect gives them more horsepower (since HP is a mathematical function of torque and engine speed). | |
| Dec 27, 2016 at 20:12 | history | edited | tlhIngan | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Dec 27, 2016 at 18:53 | comment | added | Zaid | True, injector sizing is a primary actor in diesel engines since detonation is a non-issue | |
| Dec 27, 2016 at 18:50 | history | answered | dlu | CC BY-SA 3.0 |