Stock compression ratio
June 3rd, 2010, 05:22 AM
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Stock compression ratio
What is the stock compression ratio on a SBO? I have read plenty of articles about rebuilt motors achieving a different CR but have not seen what it is from the factory.
And while on the topic, does the compression ratio change dramatically on an older motor (over 100,000 miles)?
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And while on the topic, does the compression ratio change dramatically on an older motor (over 100,000 miles)?
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June 3rd, 2010, 09:44 AM
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Don't get hung up on the mileage. The care that has been bestowed on an engine over it's lifetime will have a much greater effect on it that the odometer.
The compression ratio varied from about 7.8:1 to 10.5:1 and most anything else in between so just asking "what's the compression ration on a SBO" is a vague question. what year and what size engine? Did it come with a 2 or 4 bbl carb? What did it come out of? It all plays into how the engine was set up at the factory.
The compression ratio varied from about 7.8:1 to 10.5:1 and most anything else in between so just asking "what's the compression ration on a SBO" is a vague question. what year and what size engine? Did it come with a 2 or 4 bbl carb? What did it come out of? It all plays into how the engine was set up at the factory.
June 3rd, 2010, 10:17 AM
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Don't get hung up on the mileage. The care that has been bestowed on an engine over it's lifetime will have a much greater effect on it that the odometer.
The compression ratio varied from about 7.8:1 to 10.5:1 and most anything else in between so just asking "what's the compression ration on a SBO" is a vague question. what year and what size engine? Did it come with a 2 or 4 bbl carb? What did it come out of? It all plays into how the engine was set up at the factory.
The compression ratio varied from about 7.8:1 to 10.5:1 and most anything else in between so just asking "what's the compression ration on a SBO" is a vague question. what year and what size engine? Did it come with a 2 or 4 bbl carb? What did it come out of? It all plays into how the engine was set up at the factory.
Good point. Motor is a 350 with factory 2BBL out of a 1970 Cutlass Holiday Coupe.
June 5th, 2010, 05:46 PM
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