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Old 03-01-2005, 09:39 AM
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Re: compression ratio..

the higher the compression ratio the more torque and HP you can run but the higher you go the higher octane gas you need. But as for turbos it is just the oppisite. You need a lower compression ratio to run turbo effeciently. The ideal compression for a turbo would probably be around 7.0:1 - 8.0:1 so you can run higher amounts of boost
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