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Well, good point. Im running the (Shad plug your ears) semi hemi heads and 6.9:1 so I think that 100 is about right but can anyone confirm that? Id also assume that after 2K mi or so that things are basically all broken in and at least close to thier final compression. Keith > 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?" > > --- Keith Park <topnotch@nycap.rr.com> wrote: > > Well, I adjusted the valves on my Notch and did > > another hot compression > > test... all around 100-105 but #1 which is 83! > ----snip-------- > > Ive got to call Berg next week and see what they > > have to say... but im VERY > > unhappy with spending the premium buying a motor > > from Mr Reliability and > > have a low cylinder in 3500 miles. > > ===== > -------------------------------------------- > 1971 FI AT Squareback > http://www.tiserves.com/VW/ > vw_variant71@yahoo.com > -------------------------------------------- > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > http://sbc.yahoo.com > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > >