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Re: identifying early Spit cranks?

To: Ron and Angie <nottingham@alltel.net>
Subject: Re: identifying early Spit cranks?
From: John Suchak <suchak@mediaone.net>
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 00:17:01 -0400

Ron and Angie wrote:

> James Carpenter wrote:
> >
> >Oh and if you put a 1500 9:1 head on a 1300 you get 7.8:1.
> >
>
> The 1500's compression of 9:1 is not a result of the head!  It is the result
> of different pistons!  I can take a stock head from a 74 1500 or an 80 1500
> and the compression will still be 9:1 on the 76 1500 engine in my car.  I
> can take the same head that is on my engine and place it on a 74 engine or
> an 80 engine and the compression will be 7.5:1.
>

I think James was saying there was a difference between a 1300 and 1500 head,
not between different 1500's.

Would that mean that the inverse is true, at the same ratio?  Would a 1300 head
on a 1500 give you 10.4 : 1????

John



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