Easiest way to raise compression

[Kurt2002]

I'm taking my heads off in a few weeks and was wondering if anyone knows away to raise compression the easiest? I know having the heads milled will raise it but I don't know how much. I was told I can't swap pistons unless I rebalance the rotating assembly.

Thanks
Kurt

 

[mustang70]

You don't have to rebalance the whole assembly if you swap pistons. It's just a good idea to keep things smooth. Does someone make thinner head gaskets for the mod motors? If you don't want to mill that's your next best choice.

 

[Erskine]

deck the heads

 

[HoustonGT]

I say just do it the right way and get some different pistons and balance the rotating assembly.

 

[oohsoobad2]

I know there are custom head gaskets out there that drop compression for PI swapped cars, there should also be some thinner ones to bump it up....

 

[DBMSTNG]

you really don't want to deck the heads on an OHC engine much. you already have 9.4:1 compression which isn't bad. get some cams instead. it will make much more of a difference.

 

[Kurt2002]

isn't 2002 compression 9.0 to 1? That is what I thought. Why is milling OHC heads a bad thing?

Cams is going to happen, just waiting on VT stock to come in.