hey all just wondering on wht the compression should b on a 88-89 teg motor 1.6 (dual cam ZC for a civic)

 

How many miles does it have???

Did you drive the sh*t outta it???

 

do i drive the **** out of it.....well.....to say the least i have this in my stock car which is a 1990 honda civic ef and i race it on a dirt track.....not sure on the miles wht do u think would be a good # for cylinder compression??

 

MAYBE, now people, correct me if I'm wrong, I'd say 120-130ish, maybe...

Does it pull hard still???

 

i mean it pulls i got a pm7 in it and i use only 2nd gear to rev limiter.....it pulls it is really hard to tell as it may just b spinning as it is on dirt.

 

Well, do a comp. test and tell me what it is...

 

alright man....ill get that done friday.....my only day off i work 10-9 mon-thurs so thats the earliest i can do er it sucks!

 

A leak down test will tell you more about the health of your engine.

 

i feel really dumb for askin this but wht is a leak down test and how do u do it ???

 

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A leak down tester uses air from a compressor and measures the rate at which it leaks through the engine...

 

hey man i got just under 175 in each cylinder.....i had from cyl #1 175 175 180 185....then after this weekends races i have just under 175 all across.....it may have been a bad reading...but ima just go ahead and change the head gasket this week prolly.