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Subject: Joe Curry's Spitfire/Honda
From: N197TR4@cs.com
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 22:12:30 -0400
Congratulations to Joe Curry on the great article in Tim Suddard's GRM!!

Looks and sounds like an engineering marvel.

If it wasnt so far to tow, it would be fun to see it at Mosport.

Joe (A)


>Does anyone know what a stock 1296 engine has in the way of clearance
>between the piston at TDC and the surface of the deck?  I ask because I
>am converting my race engine that I took out of Tiny Tim for street use
>and am reducing the compression ratio so that it will run pump gas.  The
>deck has been shaved so that the piston is flush with the top of the
>deck and I need to calculate how much was taken off so that I will know
>how to cc the head to achieve about 9.5:1 compression ratio.
>
>Regards,
>Joe (C)

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