heads and compression

Started by 76 chevy shaker, September 21, 2011, 02:34:56 AM

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76 chevy shaker

will 882, 76 cc heads sustain 10.83:1 compression?? or do i need a new set of heads??
thanks for any input.

Jjay78

no they won't they'll get you in the 8's depending on the bore, stroke and piston you have
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76 chevy shaker

ive got kb dome top 2 valve reliefs claimers .060 over bore 5.7 rods

Jjay78

chevvv ==rf chevgal There's plenty of room for all god's creatures............ right next to the mashed potatoes.... ==rf chevgal chevvv

76 chevy shaker

standard stroke at 3.48 and dome cc -14

Jjay78

do you know your deck height, or what head gasket your using?
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76 chevy shaker

felpro head gaskets compressed .041 deck clearance .045 is there a chat on here?? cause its easier to communicate. im a newb.

Jjay78

yeah there's a btab at the top that says chat...
chevvv ==rf chevgal There's plenty of room for all god's creatures............ right next to the mashed potatoes.... ==rf chevgal chevvv

Jjay78

if that's all accurate then your static ratio is 10.19 to 1
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old school truck dude

Deck the block, angle-mill the heads, pop-up pistons, gets you about 10.5 or so maybe pretty close - itll sure enough wake that motor up and youll need better gas  ;D

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