Don,
I think the pressure/recoil relationship may be something akin to BMEP as it relates to horsepower. Yes, they are independent; you can have low horsepower and high BMEP or visa-versa, but you can't have horsepower totally without BMEP... Increase BMEP and keep all other parameters the same and horsepower increases.

Last edited by Chuck H; 09/04/08 11:55 PM.