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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 11:55 AM
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this prolly sounds dumb, considering its my motor, but what would be a good guess at my compression? i have a 347 with forged flattys, and vic jr. heads. ive not had the compression checked yet so when i do, whoever guesses the closet gets the grand prize....pat on the back anything else you need to know about it just ask...thankx yall!
Old Apr 14, 2006 | 01:03 PM
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9.7 to 1
Old Apr 14, 2006 | 01:15 PM
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9.5 or under 10.1 for sure
Old Apr 14, 2006 | 03:55 PM
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anyone else? how much boost could my stocker block handle too do yall think
Old Apr 14, 2006 | 03:57 PM
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15lbs with a good tune, it can make upto or over 500RWHP, but it probably wont last long... The block is one of the weak links....
Old Apr 14, 2006 | 04:10 PM
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its a 347 stroker. i just got a rpm II intake so i can dump the lil ole gt 40. i think ill feel a good difference with it since the gt40 is starving my haeds so bad. i wanna get a dart block soon but $$ is tight
Old Apr 14, 2006 | 07:15 PM
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anyone else care to guess?
Old Apr 15, 2006 | 01:49 AM
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Not possible to know the exact compression without taking a cylinder off, CCing it, measuring deck hieght, exact bore/stroke.
You CANNOT simply run a compression test and have any idea of compression due to the overlap of the cam.
I used to race 440 Mopars. The 'best' 440 I ever had would only read about 115 for compression but it really really had an 11.4 compression.......
Old Apr 15, 2006 | 02:01 AM
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Not possible to know the exact compression without taking a cylinder off, CCing it, measuring deck hieght, exact bore/stroke.
You CANNOT simply run a compression test and have any idea of compression due to the overlap of the cam.
I used to race 440 Mopars. The 'best' 440 I ever had would only read about 115 for compression but it really really had an 11.4 compression.......
Just wanted to add compressed head gasket thickness too.
Old Apr 15, 2006 | 03:08 AM
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anymore than 8psi with h/c/i is asking for trouble.



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