well, then how 'bout 13:1!

i guess i tend towards a 10:1 just because it strikes me as a power vs reliability/wear balance....

the b16 Civic SI came stock with 10:1; so i'm just curious how well our VICS 1.8 would compare to the VTEC 1.6 with the same compression, some good cams, and of course a standalone.
EDIT: maybe a better comparison would be the b18, i just used the b16 since it came stock in our 'competition' - the civic si. and of course the standalone wouldn't make for a 'fair' comparison...
it would just be interesting to build a *pro BP* to 'similar' specs and see the results. na build-up's of miata BP's obviously show the potential to make similar hp as a b16 - AND far more torque....

 

Hey hey hey!

Are you trying to say something?!

We'll see how much of a wussy engine mine is once it's together and in.
I think with my shaved head, it might have 10.5. We'll see.

I'm still waiting on my mechanic to finish it, and he's waiting on ARP to ship him the bolt set. At this point, I'm tempted to just goto the dealer to get a new bolt set or use the old rod/main bolts and just buy some new head bolts and then take it all to the mechanic. Dunno.

Although, considering I'm prolly going to be swamped with work this semester, I'm willing to wait and see if he'll get things finished by the end of this semester. I would not have time to put the rest of the engine together and then into the car if he were to complete the work needed before the end of this semester.

GEH.

 

Maybe if you only want to run 8 psi.

 

Whats a good company that makes 12:1 cr pistons for our Pro's??
Is that all thats required to get the CR that high?? And does corksport ship the GTX engines with intercoolers? thanks

 

the gtr and gtx manifolds are not going to help a n/a engine