It is just as easy to do right though..
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Byrnes" <Rick@RBMotorsports.com>
To: <drmayf@mayfco.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 10:18 AM
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Compression Height, Ford Small Block, Of course...
> Hi Doc
> Most of my motors have had piston down in the bore at least .010".
> A lifetime ago I built a turbo motor with .160"piston to deck, to get
> compression lower, and it ran just fine and made more power than I
> expected. Speeds suggest around 400 HP from 2.5L. While this is nothing
> by today's standards
>
> My uneducated guess is that even with the smallish turbo I was using then,
> just created so much inlet turbulence that the piston
> position/squish/quench became less important.
>
> Now in later years the same engine with a properly designed piston with a
> large enough sump to get compression down to where I wanted, made lots
> more power, but many other parts had been changed as well. Wayyyy more
> power.
>
> So, I'm gonna say for a street engine of some unknown HP. down in the bore
> a little (like .060") probably would be just fine........
> go for it..........and have some fun
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