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Old 12-15-2004, 08:47 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by mohrds


er, not exactly.

compression ratio formula is:

(one cylinder swept volume + deck cc + head cc)/(deck cc + head cc)

If you are increasing the volume (cylinder swept volume) it will alter the compression ratio.

Granted the change will be minimal, but it will change.

Doug
Duh...I'm stupid. For some reason I was thinking simple cycle engine examples from thermodynamics. Didn't take into account deck and head volumes...
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