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Old 11-13-2003, 04:44 PM
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i have a new block in my head and camed ta,and would like to know if the block has the 11:0.1 compression it's suposed to have? how can i find this out? THANKYOU, mike c.
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whats the combustion chamber on the new heads?
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www.rosspistons.com

Check out there calculator to find compression ratio.
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well, I dont think he knows the head chamber CC. I think you can use a compression guage to get a really rough idea.

I have niticed that at 11-11.5:1, my starter sounds somewhat anemic. Always sounds like its having a harder time turning the engine.

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