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Re: U20 Compression

To: "Kyle Hagemann" <kwhcpa@addler.net>, <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: U20 Compression
From: "Mike Kerr" <mikekerr@innercite.com>
Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 10:35:53 -0700
the psitons out of the H20 fork lift will lower the compression  they are
dished on top.  I have them in  my turbo U20 and with a open chambard head
is around 7.5 - 8 to 1 compression.

Mike Kerr
Restoration Products
3730 todrob Ln.
Placerville, CA 95667
Ph# 530-644-6777
Fax# 530-644-6777
E-mail  mikekerr@innercite.com
Web; innercite.com/~wolfgang
-----Original Message-----
From: Kyle Hagemann <kwhcpa@addler.net>
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 4:55 PM
Subject: Re: U20 Compression


>There's been a lot of information circulating re: higher compression...
>but what about lower?  Suppose someone wanted to get his U20 down to
>87 octane territory - with the SU cam.... what CR would that be?  I'm
>guessing about 9.0:1 or so?  What is the stock CR, 9.5, maybe more?
>
>>From the L-series, I'm somewhat familiar with the concepts of valve
>unshrouding and chamber relieving... but specific "grind this much
>here" and "egad, man, don't grind there!" tips would be wonderful.
>
>It's been six months since I drove it, but AIR, it ran like a finicky
>high compression engine, and needed 92 octane.
>
>The engine is out now, and I will be pulling the head for a gasket
>replacement, as well as timing chain inspection; but I don't want to
>disassemble the short block.
>
>TIA for any suggestions!
>
>Kyle
>'69 2000 (??:1)
>'71 521 (9.5:1, more head work to come [ping-a-ling!])
>'72 240Z (8:1, runs on anything;-)


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