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RE: Re[2]: U20 Compression

To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>, "'Kyle Hagemann'" <kwhcpa@addler.net>
Subject: RE: Re[2]: U20 Compression
From: "Mitch Planck" <mitch@ias.net>
Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 15:39:37 -0400
There's an edition of this book at Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1555612377/o/qid=959197049/sr=8-1/104
-6540080-5126800
for $15.96.

Mitch Planck
'69 1600 in need of restore



-----Original Message-----
From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of
Fred_Katz@ci.sf.ca.us
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 2:55 PM
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net; Kyle Hagemann
Subject: Re[2]: U20 Compression


FWITW, There's a "How To Modify Your Nissan/Datsun OHC Engine" book, by
Frank Honsowetz, on eBay that ends today.

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=335200370

It's for the L-series, but sounds like interesting reading for roadster
folks. If you can't win the bid maybe it's still available elsewhere.

Fred

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> Subject: Re: U20 Compression
> Author:  "Kyle Hagemann" <kwhcpa@addler.net>
> Date:    5/23/2000 4:40 PM
>
> There's been a lot of information circulating re: higher
> compression... but what about lower?  Suppose someone wanted to get
> his U20 down to 87 octane territory - with the SU cam.... what CR
> would that be?  I'm guessing about 9.0:1 or so?  What is the stock CR,
> 9.5, maybe more?
>
> From the L-series, I'm somewhat familiar with the concepts of valve
> unshrouding and chamber relieving... but specific "grind this much
> here" and "egad, man, don't grind there!" tips would be wonderful.
>
> It's been six months since I drove it, but AIR, it ran like a finicky
> high compression engine, and needed 92 octane.
>
> The engine is out now, and I will be pulling the head for a gasket
> replacement, as well as timing chain inspection; but I don't want to
> disassemble the short block.
>
> TIA for any suggestions!
>
> Kyle
> '69 2000 (??:1)
> '71 521 (9.5:1, more head work to come [ping-a-ling!]) '72 240Z (8:1,
> runs on anything;-)
>


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