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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 02:42 PM
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on a LS motor.

#1=165
#2=150
#3=150
#4=140

would it be safe to boost on this compression? what could cause this?
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 02:54 PM
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this was on a cold motor....
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 03:03 PM
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well maybe you should warm up your motor then do it
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 03:17 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by komat &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well maybe you should warm up your motor then do it </TD></TR></TABLE>

go drive ur car around for a bit and then pull the plugs and do it again... u should higher #'s IMO. somewhere around the 180's........... i did mine last week and hit 200-205 on all 4....
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 03:19 PM
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if it's warm, wouldn't the only difference be that the numbers are higher but still out of wack?
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 04:09 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 1.8 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if it's warm, wouldn't the only difference be that the numbers are higher but still out of wack? </TD></TR></TABLE>


higher yes, out of whack..................
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 04:23 PM
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i had 175 on all four with 100,xxx miles
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 04:28 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BlendedEJ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">higher yes, out of whack.................. </TD></TR></TABLE>

is that a maybe/maybe not?
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 06:03 PM
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all motors are different. no motor is totally alike.....so yea, maybe.......maybe not
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 06:11 PM
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Try adding a little bit of oil, if your compression number raise drastically your rings are in bad shape.
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