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Re: [T3] Burned Valve?


Hello-

> Yipes... Hopefully they'll make good...
>
> One question... Does compression actually increase as
> the engine wears in the first 5-10K miles? Otherwise,
> isn't 100 or so on the lower range of "new?"

Well, if it's designed anything like their other "reliability" engines, they
have way too low of a compression ratio.  Something with 6.6:1 CR doesn't
crank much pressure... :-)

Take care,
Shad Laws
LN Engineering - Aircooled Precision Performance
http://www.lnengineering.com

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