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Old Feb 4, 2006 | 01:05 PM
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would fitting an head of a escort cosworth onto a 2wd saf raise or lower the compression ratio??
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Old Feb 5, 2006 | 09:27 AM
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Head chamber volumes, 2wd = 50cc, 4wd = 46cc. IIRC using 4wd pistons in a 2wd block lowers the compression ratio to 7.5 to 1.
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Old Feb 5, 2006 | 10:30 AM
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would fitting an head of a escort cosworth onto a 2wd saf raise or lower the compression ratio??
It would raise the compression
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Old Feb 5, 2006 | 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by rapidcossie
would fitting an head of a escort cosworth onto a 2wd saf raise or lower the compression ratio??
It would raise the compression
bad thing then
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