Re: [T3] Compression Ratio Recommendations

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 15 Jun 2002, at 19:58, Shad Laws wrote:

> I would STRONGLY recommend not going to this very low compression ratio!
> Gas mileage, head temperature, engine life, and engine power will all
> suffer.  Today's gas may not be full of TEL, but it isn't so bad that 6.9:1
> is required.  That's one of Berg's absolute worst recommendations,
> especially when coupled with semi-hemi heads.  Yuck.

I've had several engines built to these specs, and haven't seen any such 
problems. I can't say for sure what the overall lifetimes might be, but they're 
all years old and still going.  

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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