Thread: 427 Build Question
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05-24-2005 04:30 PM #3
Bob, seriously, I see such-and-such compression ratio pistons listed all the time. Those figures mean nothing when figuring compression ratio and you must know the correct c.r. in order to choose the correct cam. Here's the info needed.
bore
stroke
combustion chamber cc's
bore and compressed thickness of the head gasket
piston deck
piston crown configuration, dome, flat-top, flat-top with valve notches, dish, dish cc's
So, you see, 10 1/2 to 1 pistons means nothingPLANET EARTH, INSANE ASYLUM FOR THE UNIVERSE.
".......So sanded it all down and resprayed. ......" Been there. done that on a couple of paint jobs over the years. Usually took me a couple of days to get over being mad before I started...
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