[T3] Crate's engine apart, mostly...

[Keith Park]

Did you change deckheight?
Hmmm...well, I sure cant get away with that!

Keith


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From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of John
Jaranson
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2012 10:02 PM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Crate's engine apart, mostly...


On Sep 3, 2012, at 8:15 PM, Keith Park wrote:
> 
> 
> John, how did you setup that compression ratio? Did you cut the heads to
do
> it?  Id love to keep the higher ratio as it has good low end but its not
> happy on even the 93 pump gas.
> 

I fly-cut the heads to remove the step in them and clean-up the mating
surface to the cylinders.  After cc'ing the heads and figuring all the other
info, I cam up with 8.5:1 for the static compression ratio.  I did not make
any other changes that I remember.  Stock cam, stock heads otherwise, stock
Solex carbs, stock 66 distributor.  I have never had a problem with the 87
octane gas and I mash the gas and shift at 4k+ all the time.

Later,
John Jaranson
www.carartbyjohn.com

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