What Causes Overheating in Jaguar XK8's Engine Cylinders?

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Overheating in Jaguar XK8 engine cylinders can be analyzed using the ideal gas law, specifically focusing on the compression of air in the cylinders. Initially, the air has a volume of 498 cm^3 at atmospheric pressure and a temperature of 27.0 C. After compression to 46.3 cm^3, the gauge pressure of 2.8 x 10^6 Pa must be converted to absolute pressure by adding atmospheric pressure. The correct final temperature calculation shows that the initial approach was incorrect due to the misunderstanding of gauge pressure. Understanding these principles is crucial for diagnosing overheating issues in the Jaguar XK8's engine.
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1A Jaguar XK8 convertible has an eight-cylinder engine. At the beginning of its compression stroke, one of the cylinders contains 498 cm^3 of air at atmospheric pressure (1.01 x 10 ^5 Pa) and a temperature of 27.0 C. At the end of the stroke, the air has been compressed to a volume of 46.3 cm^3 and the gauge pressure has increased to 2.8 x 10 ^6 Pa . What is the final temperature?pv=nrt

T0=300K
P0=1.01 x 10 ^5 Pa
V0=498 cm^3

Tf=?
Pf=2.8 x 10 ^6 Pa .
Vf=46.3 cm^3

So I set a a proportionality and I get Tf=Pf * Vf* T0/( P0 * V0)

plug in the values and get about 773 K or 500 celsius but my answer is wrong.
 
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gauge pressure is the actual pressure - atmospheric pressure.

i.e. gauge pressure = absolute pressure - atmospheric pressure

you need to get Pf in absolute pressure so add atmospheric to it.
 
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