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Old Sep 8, 2002 | 09:36 PM
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Post Why doesnt this add up? - Comp Ratio...

So the engine i bought has JE pistons with a C/R of 9:1 with stock 58cc heads. I do not have a part # on the pistons but in looking all of the ones they could be the largest dish is 20cc. So lets assume it is that. Here is my problem from the forumula and #s that my head porter used he gets a C/R of 9.4:1 with larger 60.2cc heads the C/R should be under 9:1 if the chambers are larger. Here is the data he gave me that he used:

piston dish = 20cc
deck hieght = 0.20 in the hole = 4.18cc
head gasket (Felpro 1074s) = .39 = 8.15cc
combustion chamber = 60.2cc
cylinder = 783.52cc

So he added the first 4 numbers together-
20
4.18
8.15
60.2
------
=92.53

Then add that with the cyl area-
92.53
783.52
------
=876.05

Then devide-
876.05/92.53=9.46 compression ratio

So with a bigger combustion chamber than stock i am getting a much larger compression ratio than the advertised 9:1. Please tell me that the formula is wrong or i have one of the numbers wrong!

Thanks!

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Old Sep 8, 2002 | 09:53 PM
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Whenever you calculated your first compression with the old chambers, you did it wrong..

you are right, your compressionw ill be 9.4:1... with a ton of quench

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Old Sep 10, 2002 | 10:18 AM
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Ahh so the answer to my problem was that he thought the piston was actually a difrent size dish. It is a -31cc dish. And the heads ended up having 62cc chambers in the end so:

888.85/105.33=8.43

Perfect.

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Old Sep 11, 2002 | 07:59 AM
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ok i'm confused.

You said that your piston is a -31 dish and with a stock 58cc head that would give you 9:1 well if you plug the numbers into your formula you gave i dont get 9:1

piston dish = 31cc
deck hieght = 0.20 in the hole = 4.18cc
head gasket (Felpro 1074s) = .39 = 8.15cc
combustion chamber = 58cc
cylinder = 783.52cc

31
4.18
8.15
58
------
=101.33
+783.52
--------
884.85/101.33=8.73

Now 8.7 is close to 9:1 Maybe they are just rounding up? I don't claim to be very good at this i am just trying to learn something!!!

Thanks scott
Old Sep 11, 2002 | 08:08 AM
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Got me
Old Sep 11, 2002 | 12:13 PM
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Thanks to Mr. Mudge for the calc.

It looks like JE is figuring a 9:1 c/r out of the -31cc pistons via a 383 with 0 deck hieght, stock 58cc heads, and stock .049 head gasket. Comes out to 8.9:1

Looks like i'll be depending on what my actual deck hieght is... lets do extremes- 0" 8.75:1, .025" 8.37:1

Glad that worked out
Old Sep 11, 2002 | 02:12 PM
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How do you convert deck height to cc's?

thanks
Old Sep 11, 2002 | 02:25 PM
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Here's a link to a nice CR calculator:

https://www.camaroz28.com/misc/index.shtml

Mike
Old Sep 11, 2002 | 04:09 PM
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I kinda thought that it might be something like that.

thanks
Old Sep 12, 2002 | 11:58 AM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Mikey 97Z M6:
Here's a link to a nice CR calculator:

https://www.camaroz28.com/misc/index.shtml

Mike
</font>
according to that my Cr is 12.45 right on


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Old Sep 12, 2002 | 12:38 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by AHARTZ28:
according to that my Cr is 12.45 right on

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What data did you enter?
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