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Old Oct 21, 2008 | 11:11 AM
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compression ration, help me out?

what would a piston with a .100 dome, stock head gaskets/valves/heads yield me as far as compression? i fear i may have used the wrong pistons
Old Oct 21, 2008 | 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by sn8ke eatr
what would a piston with a .100 dome, stock head gaskets/valves/heads yield me as far as compression? i fear i may have used the wrong pistons
With a 3cc dome it put me at like 13.6:1. You need flat tops.
Old Oct 21, 2008 | 01:53 PM
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You need dome volume to calculate CR.

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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 12:03 AM
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Originally Posted by bombebomb
With a 3cc dome it put me at like 13.6:1. You need flat tops.
compression ratio aside, would i run into major piston to valve problems? or would i be ok if a made some valve reliefs in the pistons?

would any type of aftermarket head be any better? i really really dont want to tear the motor completely back down, that is an absolute last resort.
Old Oct 22, 2008 | 09:20 AM
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heads with larger volume will help (i.e. TF with 64cc?). with a sane cam, there will be no pv issues. is the block decked?
Old Oct 22, 2008 | 11:23 AM
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13.6 to 1 CR.

Kaboom.
Old Oct 22, 2008 | 06:17 PM
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13.6 to 1 CR.

Kaboom.
...at least on any fuel less than 110 octane.
Old Oct 22, 2008 | 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by SS MPSTR
heads with larger volume will help (i.e. TF with 64cc?). with a sane cam, there will be no pv issues. is the block decked?
block is not decked.

so you think aftermarket heads with a larger combustion chamber would work with basically a le2 cam and my .100 domed pistons?
Old Oct 22, 2008 | 09:38 PM
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What is the dome volume?

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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 11:46 PM
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Originally Posted by rskrause
What is the dome volume?

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im actually not sure..

there .030 forged probes. i havent been able to find the part number to find out

edit* - they advistise these pistons as producing a cr of 11.24 using 64cc heads if that helps
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