Thanks so much for your help! My head is about to explode over this d@mn car. I played with that calculator a little bit and came up with different numbers but I didnt mess with it that much.

 

How did you figure deck height? I am not sure how to figure it?

 

No problemo. Just don't have an aneurism!

Let us know how everything turns out. If you want to know the exact numbers I plugged in let me know. I checked em 3 times just to make sure though so you should be set.


edit: Ok the deck height is the distance from the deck of the block (which is 9.025" from the centerline of the crank) to the top of the piston at top dead center.
You take the stroke and divide it by 2 (3.48/2) + the rod length + the pisto's compression height. You should come up with 9.003.
9.025 - 9.003 = .022. So the piston is down the bore .022 at TDC and .022 is your deck height.

HTH

-Mindgame

 

We checked it again tonight, this time with the right tool to get an exact number, the pistons are .029 in the hole. So, whats the compression looking like now?

 

If my pistons are .029 in the hole, is that my deck height?

 

Ok, .029..... using the same calculator I get 11.26:1.

-Mindgame

 

D@mn it! What would the Impalla Gaskets put it at? Sorry for all the questions, I am a compression idiot.

 

I get 11.59:1.

It's ok to be ignorant of something but give yourself maybe 5 minutes of study and you'll have the whole concept down. Or you could just plug the numbers in.

-Mindgame