Technical Minute: Vacuum Pumps and Power

by Performance Technician | May 2017 | 0 comments

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One racers' trick is the use of a vacuum pump plumbed into the crankcase to lower crankcase pressure. There are a myriad of positive benefits and gains, some obvious, some not so obvious, and there are certainly a couple of precautions that you need ...

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