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Compression ratio

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Subject: Compression ratio
From: "tom popkes" <tpopkes@cgocable.net>
Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1999 18:18:36 -0400
Hi Listers

I suspect that the head of my spitfire engine may have been
shaved,effectively raising the compression ratio.My question is: can the
compression ratio be calculated / measured without taking the head off ?
Would an increase in compression ratio raise the cylinder pressures ?

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Tom Popkes, tpopkes@cgocable.net
Two Spitfires;one red, one blue and one yellow VW Bug
Boot and Bonnet , VTR and Toronto Triumph Club
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