Compression Ratio's effect on HP
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Compression Ratio's effect on HP
I have a 2000 ITR. I am looking to stay pretty mild with the car.
I was wondering if there was an estimate on how increasing compression ratio effects horsepower. I know it should increase, but is there a general rule of thumb? ie. if I raise my compression ratio by .5 it will yield x horsepower gains or a % increase.
Does anyone out there know? The reason why I ask is because I am due for a new head gasket and I was thinking about a thinner gasket with flat valves as long as the head was off; but I don't want to waste the time or money on aftermarket parts if I wasn't able to pick up any extra power.
Any help or advice would be huge.
Thanks
I was wondering if there was an estimate on how increasing compression ratio effects horsepower. I know it should increase, but is there a general rule of thumb? ie. if I raise my compression ratio by .5 it will yield x horsepower gains or a % increase.
Does anyone out there know? The reason why I ask is because I am due for a new head gasket and I was thinking about a thinner gasket with flat valves as long as the head was off; but I don't want to waste the time or money on aftermarket parts if I wasn't able to pick up any extra power.
Any help or advice would be huge.
Thanks
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Re: Compression Ratio's effect on HP
I'm not 100% if you know about this or not but someone came out with this website called google it took me less time to search find and see what would happen if i switched higher compression what my horsepower difference would be
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The car is consuming coolant somewhere. I fill up the reservoir and in 3-4 weeks its try. I don't notice any leaks, So I assume its burning off slightly
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Of course I searched that new fangled future man invention called google before posting this. All I cam up with was v8 references
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There is no real hard number for power increase per compression increase. Some say 3% or 4% more power per point of increase. However that is based on static compression. During operation with your cam and head setup your engine may never even notice that .5 increase unless you make adjustments to cam timing/having it tuned.
In short......there is no real solid percentage of power increase for any given CR increase. If someone tells you 4%/point of compression, it's more of a approximate guess as to what you might see.
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i dont think there is a direct relationship between TQ and comp ratio. a higher comp ratio will make a more efficient engine and yield the possibility for more power. and under your circumstances i would say you would def see more power. but there is also a limit. if you raise your comp ratio too high and your cams are not large enough, you will see a loss of power. from what i have learned, stock itr/ctr cams like about 11.5:1 but no higher than 12:1.
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i dont think there is a direct relationship between TQ and comp ratio. a higher comp ratio will make a more efficient engine and yield the possibility for more power. and under your circumstances i would say you would def see more power. but there is also a limit. if you raise your comp ratio too high and your cams are not large enough, you will see a loss of power. from what i have learned, stock itr/ctr cams like about 11.5:1 but no higher than 12:1.
Thanks for the responses.
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I knew I could put my engine specs into a calculator and do the math, then compare to the numbers with the new CR, but I didn't want to go through that hassle. I just wanted a quick answer to determine whether or not a thinner gasket and flat valves made sense to me.
Thanks for the responses.
Thanks for the responses.
Hard for people to take you seriously after that!
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if you have an OEM radiator, that might be the cause of your cooling issues. they tend to crack and its hard to spot.
So when you say your due, its probably for a radiator, not a HG.
make sure to clay the P2V clearnace when adjusting your cams
So when you say your due, its probably for a radiator, not a HG.
make sure to clay the P2V clearnace when adjusting your cams
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Thats a good idea, I didn't think of that because I didn't see any leaks. Do you know where they usually crack or where I should look to check for cracks or hidden leaks?
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I'm about efficiency, if someone could give me a general answer to save my time, I prefer that. My time is too valuable to waste. Its not laziness, its intelligence.
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So what you are saying is that for the people who take the time to do the research, their time is worthless compared to yours. The way I see it, it probably took you longer to get an answer here than it would have to do the research yourself. To me that is not a display of intelligence or efficiency.
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You should be intelligent enough to figure this one out!
So what you are saying is that for the people who take the time to do the research, their time is worthless compared to yours. The way I see it, it probably took you longer to get an answer here than it would have to do the research yourself. To me that is not a display of intelligence or efficiency.
So what you are saying is that for the people who take the time to do the research, their time is worthless compared to yours. The way I see it, it probably took you longer to get an answer here than it would have to do the research yourself. To me that is not a display of intelligence or efficiency.
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You should be intelligent enough to figure this one out!
So what you are saying is that for the people who take the time to do the research, their time is worthless compared to yours. The way I see it, it probably took you longer to get an answer here than it would have to do the research yourself. To me that is not a display of intelligence or efficiency.
So what you are saying is that for the people who take the time to do the research, their time is worthless compared to yours. The way I see it, it probably took you longer to get an answer here than it would have to do the research yourself. To me that is not a display of intelligence or efficiency.
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Well a sign of your stupidity is not using too/to correctly. Just sit back and fix cars. Don't try to think.
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Good luck fixing your car. Hopefully you treat your mechanic with more respect than you have done here. It's quite obvious that you do not possess the intelligence to fix it yourself.
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i don't have to think to fix cars....well apparently neither do you cuz your pos *** just pays someone else to do it cuz your to pathetic to turn wrenches yourself
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