My '55 chevy pickkup had a 383 stroker in it. The heads were shaved decked
and ported. A compression of 10.5 to 1 but ran 93 octane plus octane
booster to keep from pinging.
Jimmy
streetrodder@gnat.net
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry Stellman" <STELLMAN@noex.com>
To: "Truck List (E-mail)" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 10:48 AM
Subject: [oletrucks] Compression Ratio and Pump Gas
> Does anyone out there have any experience running 10:1 compression and
pump
> gas? I'm looking for experiences good or bad. When I run through all the
> calculations it looks like it will be ok but I'm looking for some
> reassurance. By the way this is in a 383 Chevy. Thanks.
>
> Terry Stellman
> 1949 3600
> Missouri City, Texas
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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