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Re: 76 tr6 compression

To: TR <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: 76 tr6 compression
From: Geo Hahn <geohahn@azstarnet.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 19:45:31 -0700
References: <009c01bf7da3$6ace27e0$70f5a4c6@nbnet.nb.ca>
Rod MacLeod wrote:

> Can anyone tell me the proper compression in pounds per square inch for a
> healthy 1976 carburater model tr6. All I ever see is a ratio (7.75 :1) and
> I'm no math jeanie ass.

Can it be as easy as multiplying atmospheric pressure (14.7 psi) times
compression ratio?  For 7.75 that would be 114 psi.  That sounds low but so
does 7.75.

I assume that whatever the formula is it will vary based on your altitude.

Geo Hahn
59 TR3A
Tucson, AZ



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