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Oct 23, 2005 | 04:26 PM

typeRrepEG

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D16Y8 compression

what is the stock compression for a 99 D16Y8, i wanna know what pistons i need to get for boost...

Oct 23, 2005 | 04:42 PM

NJIN BUILDR

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Re: D16Y8 compression (typeRrepEG)

About 9.6:1
Glenn

Oct 23, 2005 | 04:57 PM

typeRrepEG

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alright thanx man, im prob gunna start with 8:1.... now i need some opinions on what pistons i should use

Oct 23, 2005 | 08:21 PM

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Re: (typeRrepEG)

you dont need to go that low for boost.

Oct 24, 2005 | 08:02 PM

typeRrepEG

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only reason i would go that low is that im going to see how much power i can push out of a D16... other than that the stock pistons would be great...

Oct 24, 2005 | 10:05 PM

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Re: (typeRrepEG)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by typeRrepEG »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">only reason i would go that low is that im going to see how much power i can push out of a D16... other than that the stock pistons would be great...</TD></TR></TABLE>

You can certainly get over 400whp with 9:1 pistons. I can't imagine anyone ever going as low as 8:1.