- 1. Raising Compression on a 1500 (score: 1)
- Author: mrgrdnr@ix.netcom.com
- Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 19:22:26 -0400
- Hi all - Sorry to bring this up again. I now it's been discussed, but I save too many posts and can't find it. I have a '79 (probably late '78) 1500. I understand that merely raising the compression
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- 2. Re: Raising Compression on a 1500 (score: 1)
- Author: Mark J Bradakis <mjb@autox.team.net>
- Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 19:05:57 -0600 (MDT)
- How much should I tell the shop to mill off? When I first read my copy of the 1500 Competition Preperation manual, I laughed out loud when I read the opening sentence of the chapter on the cylinder h
- /html/spitfires/2001-04/msg00629.html (7,344 bytes)
- 3. Re: Raising Compression on a 1500 (score: 1)
- Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <doug@dougbraun.com>
- Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 18:34:31 -0700
- When I told the shop to take off 0.09" from my head, they thought I was crazy. I guess you can't do that sort of thing to modern engines... Doug Braun '72 Spit /// /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailin
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- 4. Re: Raising Compression on a 1500 (score: 1)
- Author: Vic Whitmore <vicwhit@home.com>
- Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 10:25:13 -0400
- Hi Mark, I just finished doing that job. I also ported and polished and unshrounded the valves a bit. To find out what you need to shave or can shave you need some measurements and some calculations.
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