Piston to head clearance (Squish)

[eskedal]

What is squish on a stock gen 1 and gen 2 engine?

 

[Professor]

Mine Gen I was right at .050" stock.

 

[eskedal]

Ohh thats much, thanks Professor

Mine Gen I was right at .050" stock.

 

[Professor]

Pulling the base gasket puts them in a more ideal zone. The gasket is .012 -.013. There are also a few aftermarket choices with the head gasket.

 

[sixpack577]

Pulling the base gasket puts them in a more ideal zone. The gasket is .012 -.013. There are also a few aftermarket choices with the head gasket.

There must be a formula to figure how much the compression ratio is increased?

 

[Johnnycheese]

There must be a formula to figure how much the compression ratio is increased?

There is

 

[eskedal]

Not a problem, its a easy formula. I will try to go down to .029 (0.75mm) in squish.

There must be a formula to figure how much the compression ratio is increased?