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1. Compression Ratio/Was: Looooooow Gas Mileage Question (score: 1): Author: sosnaenergyconsulting <sosnaenergyconsulting@cox.net>; Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 21:59:26 -0800; Hi all: That brings up a question: IF I could run 104 octane fuel, and I changed _nothing_ but the compression ratio(been there, bought the cam; prefer a smooth runner to a lopy idle)--and assuming t; /html/tigers/2006-01/msg00021.html (7,670 bytes)
2. Re: Compression Ratio/Was: Looooooow Gas Mileage Question (score: 1): Author: "Tom Witt" <wittsend@jps.net>; Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 22:23:55 -0800; Since you theoretically would keep everything else the same (including the cam) it would prove interesting. As cam duration increases so does the time the valve is open. Hence, there is static compr; /html/tigers/2006-01/msg00022.html (8,336 bytes)
3. Re: Compression Ratio/Was: Looooooow Gas Mileage Question (score: 1): Author: sosnaenergyconsulting <sosnaenergyconsulting@cox.net>; Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2006 18:00:16 -0800; Hi Tom: Uhh. I think I heard the wings flapping, but that went over my head. Sorry. What's "true" pressure? Best Regards David; /html/tigers/2006-01/msg00024.html (8,693 bytes)
4. Re: Compression Ratio/Was: Looooooow Gas Mileage Question (score: 1): Author: Theo Smit <tsmit@shaw.ca>; Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2006 22:16:13 -0700; The static compression ratio is determined geometrically - you measure the displacement D of a cylinder, then the combustion chamber volume C (include the volume of the head gasket hole), and then t; /html/tigers/2006-01/msg00028.html (9,562 bytes)
5. RE: Compression Ratio/Was: Looooooow Gas Mileage Question (score: 1): Author: "Bob Palmer" <rpalmer@ucsd.edu>; Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 22:51:43 -0800; This thread recalls something I posted a few years back: The thermodynamic model for an internal combustion engine is a variation of the Carnot cycle called the Otto cycle. This model is a simplific; /html/tigers/2006-01/msg00030.html (8,259 bytes)
6. Re: Compression Ratio/Was: Looooooow Gas Mileage Question (score: 1): Author: "Tom Witt" <wittsend@jps.net>; Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 14:27:57 -0800; David, "True" (remember I did say I wasn't sure what it was called) pressure is the sum total of what Theo and Tim explained. So, basically, yea..., what they said (better than I could). To me "True; /html/tigers/2006-01/msg00033.html (8,501 bytes)

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