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HCR
(redirected from High Compression Ratio)

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HCRHealth Care Reform
HCRHighway Contract Route (US Postal Service)
HCRHeadcount Ratio
HCRHomes and Community Renewal (New York)
HCRHuman Cognitive Reliability
HCRHardcore Rules
HCRHigh Cross Range
HCRHealth Care Reengineering
HCRHigh Chemical Resistant
HCRHardware Concept Review
HCRHeart Center of the Rockies (Fort Collins, CO, USA)
HCRHill County Road
HCRHeight to Crown Ratio (trees)
HCRHaut-Commissaire des Nation Unies pour les Refugies (French; United Nations)
HCRHodge Computer Research Corporation
HCRHigh Current Resistant/Resistance
HCRHome Carrier Route (USPS)
HCRHernando County Road
HCRHigh Compression Ratio
HCRHitachi Chemical Research Center (Irvine, CA)
HCRHandwritten Character Recognition
HCRHome Condition Report
HCRHigh Consistency Rubber
HCRHousehold Cavalry Regiment (UK)
HCRHome Care Rehabilitation
HCRHollywood Congress of Republicans
HCRHigh Chief Ranger (Ancient Order of Foresters)
HCRHigh Commissioner for Refugees (UN)
HCRHealth Care and Retirement Corporation (now HCR Manor Care, Inc.; Ohio)
HCRHUMINT (Human Intelligence) Collection Requirement


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Normally, the downside of a high compression ratio is that it encourages premature ignition or "knocking", which drastically cuts down the power output.
With ethanol, power increases of 15-25% can be obtained for any engine so long as it is optimised with high compression ratio and other changes.
Advanced features include dual-overhead camshafts, four valves per cylinder, variable valve timing, a high compression ratio and electronic throttle control.
 
 
 
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