A 280 ZX engine of 2.8 liter had a similar CR and
it only put out 50 hp/liter. Great for adding a turbo
but otherwise only for forklifts and low grade fuel.
Thomas
Adam Bradley wrote:
> According to www.geocities.com/olddat, the R16 in the Roadster is 9:1
> CR and the H20 is 8.2:1 CR. What I'm wondering is, with the lower CR,
> is performance much lower? Would I want to up the CR in the H20 to 9:1
> to have comparable performance to the R16 per cc of swept displacement?
> Could I do that by using U20 pistons with an H20 crankshaft, or would
> I need to go with U20 crank/rods/pistons with a machined nose on the
> U20 crankshaft?
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