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Old 08-13-2007, 08:45 AM
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Default If I lower the compression, do i get less vacuum?

Lowered the compression from 11-1 to 9-1

Before I had 18 on the vacuum side, now i only get around 11-12, my car is surging, or hunting when started and I can not find a vacuum leak anywhere.

If I lower the compression, do i get less vacuum?
Old 08-13-2007, 08:55 AM
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Default Re: If I lower the compression, do i get less vacuum? (MidwestAutoWorks)

i'm roughly 9:1 and get 20 in/hg at idle ... and i did when i was 9.5:1, 10:1, and ~11:1

should pull the same vacuum, or at least damn close regardless of your compression.

I do remember that when i went from 11:1 to my current motor, the car surged and had 10 in/hg of vacuum ... messed with the map a bit and vacuum was fine.

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Default Re: If I lower the compression, do i get less vacuum? (miyagi)

I wonder if its my MAP then, I installed a new TB and had to clock the TPS a few degrees and then go into the ems and make up for the difference in voltages
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Default Re: If I lower the compression, do i get less vacuum? (MidwestAutoWorks)

That could be it with the MAP. Also if one of your cylinders are not firing, this would cause less vacuum.

But since your motor is searching, loping, not idleing smoothly, then I guess a sensor is whack or there is a leak somewhere. G/L
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