what makes compression ratio??
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what makes compression ratio??
so im 17 and I'm building an engine so i dont know everything but I'm learning a lot everyday. so I'm building a race engine from a ford 302 out of a 95 f150. but I'm wondering what makes the compression ratio? is it the pistons, connecting rods, or the crankshaft? or all 3?
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If you think about what is in post 2, anything that influences those things will alter the CR, i.e. making the combustion chamber smaller will increase the CR, raising the crown on the pistons effectively does the same thing, increasing the stroke of the crank, increasing the bore, etc
Anything that alters the ratio of space between when the piston is up versus being down alters the CR.
Anything that alters the ratio of space between when the piston is up versus being down alters the CR.
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how to build a high performance Windsor may be a good book to read. The Internet is good but nothing beats a good book
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Camshaft also plays a significant role in compression ratio. To confuse you even further, there are two compression ratios. Static which is just the swept volume of a cylinder from bottom to top. And that is decided by stroke, bore, piston crown and combustion chamber size. Then there is dynamic compression, and that is the different camshaft intake valve closing events effect on static compression. The sooner the intake closes the higher the DCR the later it closes the lower the DCR. That's why a big lumpy cam in a stock engine Runs like a one legged man . Also ihate posting on my phone, it posts before I'm done and I have to constantly edit.....
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