I agree with you, but that wasn't my point. I was just pointing out that we don't have gas engines that operate on a diesel cycle in our cars like some people think, and that our MZR's will detonate like any other port fuel injected engine if you're not careful. This idea that detonation can...
Fuel is only injected during the intake stroke under wide open throttle on a direct injection engine. Fuel is injected during the compression stroke only during lean-cruise mode. So, detonation is just as dangerous in this direct injection engine as it is in any other traditional port...