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Compression too high?

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Jaswir

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Did a Compression test all cyliners are at 170.

on a cold motor

i always thought it was lower like 130 or so?



does it matter? as long as there all the same?
 

ID89GT

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The higher the better, as long as they are all around the same then you are good
 

Jaswir

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yea they all were almost dead on 170
 

liljoe07

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Those are fine. On new/rebuilt and depending on the cam, I like to see 150-180ish on the cranking compression.
 
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