Joe wrote:
>

> I certainly understand what they're going through from my own experience.
> Still, I don't think the EPA has outlawed timing chains and gears, nor do
> they require oil pumps, water pumps, balance shafts and other belt-driven
> equipment to further entangle whatever's driving the camshaft.
>

EPA doesn't care about the engine design, only about the
emissions from that engine. Increasing compression serves
to increase efficiency, hence more power and/or less
emissions, but tradeoff is less clearance from valves
to piston.

JazzMan
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