Does anyone know what kind of static compression values I can expect from an 8.8:1 compression b18c1? I am getting 165 psi on all cylinders.

 

that sounds about right, usually anythign around 9.0 is like 180-190 psi

 

I was thinking of milling the head to bring it back up to 9.0... How much would i need to take off?

 

Using online compression ratio calculators and piston manufactures compression ratio numbers are only so accurate.You may have 9:1 already.If you want accurate ratio numbers you need to measure the the chamber volume of your head,dome/dish volume and deck height at tdc.If you are actually at 8.8:1 then about .010" will bring you to about 9:1.
Glenn

 

165 is on the low side for 8.8.

it should be around 185

 

I thought it seemed low too. I have a B18C1 block with 9.0 JE pistons, but the head is a B17A1 (same as b16 head) so it has like another 1.2 CC of chamber volume. The cspeed calculator said that it would be 8.8:1 so that was good enough for me. I am a little concerned about the compression becuase this is the first time I have ever built a motor and I did it using boosted hybrid's tutorial with no experianced guidance . There is a lot of consistency between cylinders however, so maybe it's just my compression checker? I have to take the motor back out soon anyway (after like 5,000 miles) becuase the head gasket leaks oil like a sieve near the vtec solenoid, so if I need to re-hone and change the rings now would be the time to do it. I am kind of fed up with messing around with my bottom end however.

 

Perhaps I should do a leakdown before taking the motor out?