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| And so, operating at higher elevations sometimes requires higher rated vacuum pumps to attain the same vacuum you would at lower elevations. \\ | |
| And likewise, operation at higher elevations affects the air/fuel mixture in the combustion chambers since air is less dense. \\ | |
| However, it doesn' | |
| A 12" pressure drop will still be a 12" pressure drop no matter if it drops from 50 or 5000 feet above sea level. \\ | |
| The important number is the pressure swing. The more vacuum that is created, the farther away from atmosphere it becomes. \\ | |
| The positive makeup pressure on downstroke normally brings vacuum back to near atmosphere. \\ | |
| But an increase in vacuum lowers scavenging ability for the oil pump. \\ | |
| Gauge pressure is a measurement taken from the current atmospheric pressure level (depending on current elevation above sea level). \\ | |
| When taking a vacuum measurement, | |
