what should be a good compression

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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 09:27 PM
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what should be a good compression

on a newly rebuilt 455,,It was built back stock,,,what should the compression be when using a compression tester..i am having issues and beleive i have some problems,,,
Old Oct 25, 2010 | 11:02 PM
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 08:34 AM
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iam only getting around 120psi on each cylinder,,,what could be causing this,,u think the guy didnt alighn the timing marks on the crank and cam correctly

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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 08:47 AM
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Could be something as simple as the cam in wrong, as in too advanced or retarded!
You said 'stock', but if an aftermarket cam was used, with higher duration, the cranking compression will be down, but 'static' compression will be higher over 2000 RPM.
Who installed the cam??
Old Oct 26, 2010 | 08:50 AM
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the stock crank and cam was used in the rebuild,,The machine shop said both checked out near perfect...Mikes Machine shop here in Richmond IN. did the work
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