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Re: Fuel efficiency or home efficiency contest

We had a few small water brake dynos in on of the engineering labs, I used one (and a balance to measure fuel consumption) to test the engine before and after modifying it, and calculated BSFC at full and part throttle. I ended up winning a contest (and an HP-41 calculator) in my design class, mainly because I actually tested the effectiveness of my design....no one else did....