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Old Aug 8, 2003 | 05:38 PM
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What is the highest compression ratio can you run in an all aluminum LS1 with a big cam and lots of overlap? 232/238 111 lsa XER. If you have run over 11.0:1 post your cam and final compression ratio.
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Old Aug 8, 2003 | 07:27 PM
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I think ~12.5 is possible...not sure how long it will last on pump gas...
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Old Aug 8, 2003 | 07:41 PM
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When you say how long it lasts, what does that mean? Assuming the car is tuned correctly.
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Old Aug 8, 2003 | 11:13 PM
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I'm putting my ls6 together at 11.9 to 1, with a bigger cam than you mentioned.. I'm hoping I'll be ok..
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Old Aug 9, 2003 | 12:33 AM
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I think PSJ ran 12:1 with a splash of race gas at the track.
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i am running 11.1:1 on 93 stock cam right now! 224/224 .581 .581 112 next week!!!!!!!!
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Old Aug 9, 2003 | 11:46 AM
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Default Re: What is the highest compression ratio?

When you say how long it lasts, what does that mean? Assuming the car is tuned correctly.
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I think if one gets a bad batch of pump gas there is more risk at ~12.5 than 11 because the PCM can only pull so much timing out...just closer to the edge...probably should have worded it that way.
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Old Aug 9, 2003 | 01:59 PM
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29 DEGREES OF TIMING, on sunoco 94
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Old Aug 9, 2003 | 02:00 PM
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Muscratmauler,
Have you ever done a compression test?
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Old Aug 9, 2003 | 10:32 PM
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Default Re: What is the highest compression ratio?

I do run on 11.2 - 1 compression (milled stage IIx heads) and 230/230 .578/.578 112lsa cam.
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Old Aug 11, 2003 | 10:30 AM
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I'm running 11.4 to 1. .....055 milled heads with a 60cc chamber...car has mild cam 220/220, 564/564, 110 lsa cam

...car is not tuned and runs rich (A-Tap).


NO KNOCK - EVER on 93 octane **** gas.
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Old Aug 11, 2003 | 10:54 AM
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whatever .040 off 5.3L heads works out to be (high 11.x) and a 232/232 112 camshaft. Never had a problem on 93
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Old Aug 11, 2003 | 10:59 AM
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12.2:1 CR and a 243/250 cam :-D I run on 91 octane with lots of timing pulled for the street, we dynoed it and it made 465rwhp, for the track it's 28* of timing and 103 octane, which the car made 511rwhp on the dyno.
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LinearVelocity,
What kind of timing do you run on the street?

Fireball,
Have you ever tried race gas and upping the timing?

My setup uses a 232/238 XER 111lsa cam and ~12.0:1cr.
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Old Aug 11, 2003 | 12:29 PM
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Fireball,
Have you ever tried race gas and upping the timing?

I have tried that but found no gains going over 28 degrees.
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Old Aug 11, 2003 | 05:03 PM
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Default Re: What is the highest compression ratio?

I don't quite remember off the top of my head, it's either 14* of timing or 18. Anyhow the CR will drop a little as I'm going with a thicker head gasket.
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Old Aug 11, 2003 | 06:12 PM
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Default Re: What is the highest compression ratio?

I don't quite remember off the top of my head, it's either 14* of timing or 18. Anyhow the CR will drop a little as I'm going with a thicker head gasket.
Probably at 18 degrees. What head gasket are you swapping to. I thought you already had a .052 felpro which is pretty thick.
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Old Aug 11, 2003 | 06:36 PM
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I run 11.2 to 1 with 93 mobil or 94 sunoco no problem. I run 32* of timing, never any knock even running 3.42 gears all this time.Car weight is min. 3460lbs but i have raced in stock streettrim at 3650lbs still with good tune no problem. My cam is MMS custom grind 220*/220* .585"/.585" lift on a 112* with 2* advance.My compression figures from 62.5cc chambers .042" head gaskets, flat top pistons, stock +.007" deck height. I turn 7000 rpm occasionally with min. shift of 6700 rpm.
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