Compression Ratio
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Compression Ratio
Would 10.5:1 compression ratio be to high for a daily driver. I'm putting a 350 in my car and was wondering what compression ratio to run.
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It's about the upper limit of compression for pump gas on aluminum heads. Certainly too high for cast iron and pump gas.
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Originally posted by Apeiron
It's about the upper limit of compression for pump gas on aluminum heads. Certainly too high for cast iron and pump gas.
It's about the upper limit of compression for pump gas on aluminum heads. Certainly too high for cast iron and pump gas.
What cam do you plan to use?
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The cam i plan on using is the comp cams xe256h. Just out of curiousity, what is the highest compression ratio i could run with cast iron heads.
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Car: 86 Firebird, 2002 Monte Carlo, 91 v
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I have untouched 416 heads on a 350 with a comp magnum 270 and i don't get a bit of detonation. I run premium unleaded with an octane boost and I figured my compression to be around 10.47:1. Runs pretty strong too.
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static compression means nothing, its dynamic compression that you should be worried about, if your cooling system is up to the task and you keep it easy on the timing you can get away with more than you thought possible. I could just throw out a number to you like 10:1 but it might be higher or lower depends on the quench, cam timing, cooling, ignition timing theres lots of factors.
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Originally posted by littlezac
The cam i plan on using is the comp cams xe256h. Just out of curiousity, what is the highest compression ratio i could run with cast iron heads.
The cam i plan on using is the comp cams xe256h. Just out of curiousity, what is the highest compression ratio i could run with cast iron heads.
I have the XE274H and I'll be running about 10:1 CR with it with a set of aluminum heads. A friend of mine ran it in a 355 with aluminum heads and 10.5 CR and it worked great for him too.
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Originally posted by littlezac
The cam i plan on using is the comp cams xe256h. Just out of curiousity, what is the highest compression ratio i could run with cast iron heads.
The cam i plan on using is the comp cams xe256h. Just out of curiousity, what is the highest compression ratio i could run with cast iron heads.
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