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05-10-2007 12:59 AM #1
Higher compression ratio's OK at high alt.?
I was reading a car mag. and a reader from Denver asked about building a motor with higher compression than usual for a daily driver and was wondering if that was doable. The magazine responded that if the motor stays in the high elevation area, like Denver, that he should be fine all the way up to 11 to 1 compression. I thought that seemed pretty high but I don't answer tech questions for a magazine either. They also told him to run a smaller carb. than usual because the throttle response would be better with the small carb./high elevation. Does anyone agree with any of this or have experiance with making street cars go fast in the Rockey Mountain states? I live in Utah and this of huge interest to me while I'm trying to build a 327 for daily driver use in an El Camino.
RIP Johnboy, another good one gone. I'll miss the monthly diary and your dry wit.
John Norton aka johnboy