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Old 09-17-2010, 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by JAMMINKRAZY
The reason the carbon build-up can cause pre-detonation is because it effectively lowers head clearance and increases compression. Too little head clearance is what will cause pre-detonation.
Interesting...thanks for the info.
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