Thread: Project 100mpg
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Old 08-30-2008, 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by automotivebreath View Post
Poor surface to bore ratio. Does the piston dome match the chamber well enough
to create squish area? If so what's the piston to head clearance at assembly?
The outside edge of the chamber and piston already create a slight squish area. However, it looks very narrow. I don't know the piston-head clearance yet; I haven't yet disassembled the engine. The simplest thing I have found that I can do is get a thinner head gasket; losing half-thickness (0.6mm) will raise my CR from 9:1 to 10:1 and bring the piston closer to the chamber for better squish.
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