At 02:32 AM 4/1/06 -0600, Scott wrote:
>Hello all-
>
>Man...I'm kinda getting disgruntled over this whole compression thing. I
>paid $150 for a set of 7a heads, thinking they'd get me into the 8.8:1 range
>(per the FAQ)... Now...with the added piston-to-deck clearance, the added
>thickness of an aftermarket head gasket, plus aftermarket pistons, plus the
>missing cc's of having re-worked heads, I'm back down to 8.1:1.
<snip>
Well, I don't know how cheap/expensive it is, but you might gain a little
bit of it back by going with a thinner head gasket, no?
Don't recall what you said about the head gaskets you were using, or the
availability of thinner ones.
- Joe Vahabzadeh
