valiant65

I have a 6.0 engine project which is supposed to make 1000 fwhp on pumpgas (european 98oct, compares your premium?) with following parts:
-stock crank and block
-mahle 4.020 dish pistons (9.2 cr w/ 64cc heads, 8.5 cr w/ 72cc)
-eagle 6.125 h-beams L19 bolts
-hyd cam XER281HR 232/234 lift .595/.598 lsa 112 (maybe more lsa?)
-arp studs allover
-patriot 6.0 stageIII heads 64cc (or 72cc?)
-homemade turbo kit (1.75 pri 2.5 coll & crossover) for B&W S480 T6 1.32 a/r
-megasquirt II
-boost 15 psi
-air-to-air intercooler 12x24x4 w/ 3" piping

Question is which comp.ratio is better for me, 8.5 or 9.2?

Is my camchoice acceptable or what?

My head order going forward next monday, so would need some opinions before that.

calongo_SS

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9:1 & meth

fenix999

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9.0:1 should give you alot of room to play, but with that octane (98oct you lucky bastard) even 9.5:1 would be fine. Its gonna make nice power nontheless

calongo_SS

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European 98 is the equivalent of our 93 I believe. Different rating system.

180ls1

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i think you will want more lsa then that you might leak boost with that cam. Most boost cams are 114lsa and up. try a search for cams in the forced induction section.

pwrtrip75

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8.5 would be safer. You can always add a little more boost

whiteghost

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I'd go 8.5:1 to give yourself an added safety margin which is always good when dealing with pump gas. Unless the fuel quality is better in europe. Do you have strict fuel standards there?

My turbo 9.1:1 small block chevy detonates when hot at 15psi with US premium pump gas (93 oct). Your combo is more efficient (aluminum heads,and reverse flow cooling) so you may be okay at 9:1, but get one tank of bad fuel and you could be in big trouble.

calongo_SS

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don't listen to this guy.

BLNLS1/RX7

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9.5:1

valiant65

Thanks for your opinions!

The cr will be either 8.5 or 9.2 depending on chambers I choose.

Any other thoughts about the cam (and especially the lsa)?

I think our 98 will compare to your 93, rating is somehow different. Our gas is quite stable, so we can rely that it truly has advertised octane rating.

calongo_SS

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9.2 and spray meth.

pwrtrip75

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Larger chambers also have better flow qualities.

Gordon0652

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8.5:1

elias_799

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i believe you have an lq9 or something else with 4 bolt per cylinder setup ? if you do try not to push the engine past 1000 whp because there will be a big risk of lifting the heads and blowing the head gaskets. and get heads with a big combustion chamber, they will help prevent knock. and go with 8.5:1 CR good luck

Zombie

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When dealing with pump gas the general rule of thumb is lower compression and more boost. You will be able to make more power safely for a given octane. I doubt you would notice the difference from 8.5 to 9.2. You will definately notice the difference with 8.5:1 and the extra 1-2psi you can run on the same octane though.

I wish my own motor was 7.8:1 instead of 8.7:1

valiant65

72cc heads chosen so cr will be 8.5

What do you think about the cam, would the comp XER281HR work or should I have a custom cam?

Pro Stock John

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Goal??????

I think you can sneak up on 700rwhp with 8.5-9.0:1.

I ran a 8:1 346ci and compared to a friend's 6.0 setup that had more compression I think that 9:1 is fine. Some shops might even say 10:1 is fine, but again it comes down to goals, what gas you will be running for the most part. If you plan to make 650-700rwhp then you can get there on pump gas though I'd run some race gas at the track to be safe. If you want to make 800rwhp on pump gas you need to talk to folks who have actually accomplished that, and who's cars run the number.

If I build a 364ci today, like an LS2-based engine, I'd run 9:1 or somewhat close, and if it was more like 9.5:1 it wouldn't bother me but I think 10:1 is too much and I'm not an advocate of 8:1 either. A 364ci LS- based engine is a very powerful engine in the grand scheme of things, and highly efficient too.

Pro Stock John

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I ran 139mph on 93 pump gas at 3400 raceweight, I thought that was okay, didn't really push the combo that way but I'm guessing 9.7@140mph was pretty possible.

valiant65

First goal is to make 1000fwhp (700-800rwhp depending on trans?) on pumpgas and second one to take poor old fairmont wagon deeply into 9s with radials and roof rack

Pro Stock John

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I don't think you will make 1000 crank with pump gas and your stated parts. You'd need more engine.

I made 867rwhp with race gas and my engine thru a TH400, but that was at way more boost than 15 lbs.