Compression Question
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Compression Question
Blew up my 355 and I am going with a Dart SHP 400 4.125 bore 3.75 stroke on 350 mains. I have several options on pistons. So the question is.. Is 11.4 to 1 too much compression for premium pump gas and or should I go down to 10.5 to 1 ? Anybody have any experience with this?
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Car: 70T/A, 87Formula, 02Hawk, 06 GTO
Engine: 400, 350, LS1, LS2
Transmission: M21, 700r4, T56, 4L65-E
Axle/Gears: 3:55, 2:77, 3:45, 3:46
Re: Compression Question
Is this a daily driver, or a weekend warrior? Too bad you don't have Sunoco stations in TX. They carry Sunoco 94 and there is no methanol in it. Stuff's great man! You could always dump in a can of outlaw octane booster every tankful.
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Re: Compression Question
The amount of static compression ratio you can run largely depends on the cam you select. Long duration cams require a higher SCR so as to maintain adequate cylinder pressure. Consider to the volume of the combustion chamber when selecting pistons. Conventional thinking says that a smaller chamber combined with a flat top piston will yield better results overall than a large chamber that requires a domed piston to achieve the desired compression ratio.
11.4:1 may be more than enough in some application or not enough in others.
Of course there are other factors as mentioned by the previous poster.
11.4:1 may be more than enough in some application or not enough in others.
Of course there are other factors as mentioned by the previous poster.
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Re: Compression Question
I'm running a TPI MAF Siamesed runners. Haven't picked a cam for this motor yet will be fairly long duration high lift cam, this is a weekend warrior street car. And yeah we got 10 % ethanol in the gas here too, smog city.
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Re: Compression Question
I would agree with skinny Z. If you run a fairly agressive cam with a lot of overlap,
The dynamic compression starts to drop off & a higher static numnber is ok. If you are going to stay tame, you might need to stay closer to 9.5? Depends on how efficient the cylinder heads are too.
The dynamic compression starts to drop off & a higher static numnber is ok. If you are going to stay tame, you might need to stay closer to 9.5? Depends on how efficient the cylinder heads are too.
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