[Spridgets] Fwd: Bugeye/Frogeye Club..... Re: Go fast engine compression help

[Lester Ewing]

Ok, that does make sense.  Maybe I should ask what a stock 1275 measure and work from there.

Thanks,

Lester


> On Jun 20, 2020, at 1:35 PM, Weslake1330 <weslake1330 at gmail.com <mailto:weslake1330 at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
> If you don't know what the static compression ratio the engine was built with is, then I don't see how you can know if any given reading is bad.  If your engine was built with a CR of 7:1 then a reading of 150 is probably great.  However, if the engine was built with a CR of 11:1 then a reading of 150 might be disappointing
> 
> On Sat, 20 Jun 2020 at 16:46, Lester Ewing via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net <mailto:spridgets at autox.team.net>> wrote:
> Colin,
> 
> Thanks, I am NOT trying to calculate compression ratio.  I just want a rough number.  Is 6 bad is 200 great?  I am only trying to get a rough idea if the compression number I have is reasonable for the engine I have.  Between 135 and 150 is what I want to know.
> 
> Lester
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