TRW 369P - 30 Pistons
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TRW 369P - 30 Pistons
Hi, I'm helping my father in law do a rebuild on a 1970 olds 455. It won't be a serious performance engine or anything other than a fairly small cam (Engle EP-18/20)and "C" heads that to my understanding are 80cc... The pistons that come in the master kit are TRW 369P - 30.. Does anyone know what the approximate compression ratio will be using these pistons????? The dealer selling the master kit isn't sure Thanks in advance!!
#2
Google compression calculator and you should be able to find one. There are many factors to claculate compression. Bore , stroke , deck height (how far the piston sits in the deck ) gasket thickness , piston cc's .
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Hi, I'm helping my father in law do a rebuild on a 1970 olds 455. It won't be a serious performance engine or anything other than a fairly small cam (Engle EP-18/20)and "C" heads that to my understanding are 80cc... The pistons that come in the master kit are TRW 369P - 30.. Does anyone know what the approximate compression ratio will be using these pistons????? The dealer selling the master kit isn't sure Thanks in advance!!
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Be aware that 80cc head volume is an average number. A set of G heads that I have measured 85cc, so you really need to cc the heads to know for certain what yours are.
I found this info for the pistons:
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/slp-369p
Notes: Recessed piston head is 0.120 inch deep x 2.940 inch diameter.
Those piston dish dimensions calculate to 18.16 cc (assuming I did the math correctly).
edit: I didn't - it's 13.3 cc
Assuming the following:
80cc combustion chamber
.045" thick head gasket
4.250" gasket bore diameter
zero deck block
CR = 10.1:1
Increase the heads to 85cc
Increase the piston-to-deck to .025"
CR = 9.26:1
This shows why it is important to actually measure YOUR parts and not rely on average values for determining your CR.
I found this info for the pistons:
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/slp-369p
Notes: Recessed piston head is 0.120 inch deep x 2.940 inch diameter.
Those piston dish dimensions calculate to 18.16 cc (assuming I did the math correctly).
edit: I didn't - it's 13.3 cc
Assuming the following:
80cc combustion chamber
.045" thick head gasket
4.250" gasket bore diameter
zero deck block
CR = 10.1:1
Increase the heads to 85cc
Increase the piston-to-deck to .025"
CR = 9.26:1
This shows why it is important to actually measure YOUR parts and not rely on average values for determining your CR.
Last edited by Fun71; July 3rd, 2014 at 02:47 PM.
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