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Message:	I found this article at autospeed.com and thought you might be interested in reading it: 'Pressure Gauges and Making Power' - Using pressure gauges in performance applications. Nearly everything to do with making good engine power revolves around having the right gas flows. How much torque the engine can make on each combustion stroke depends largely on how much air and fuel has been jammed into the chamber, while how much power is available depends on how quickly that process can be repeated. However, directly measuring gas flows is usually difficult - instead, it's easier to monitor pressure differences. (Plus the required equipment is much cheaper!) But what do pressures have to do with it anyway? There are two sorts of pressures which can be measured - above atmospheric and below atmospheric. So what are they then? And how can their measurement be used to make your car go faster? You can read the article at: http://www.autospeed.com/A_110210/cms/article.html