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Ideal compression ratio for a new 331 build?

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What kind of compression should I be looking for in a new 331 build. It would be a daily driver running pump gas staying N/A.
 

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You could get away with 9.8:1 easily with 93 octane.

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10:1 or 10:5:1
 

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You could easily go into the 10's in compression with pump gas. plus the exrta howsepower you get from it is worth it.
 

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I've seen 12.5:1 run on 93 octane. As a general rule of thumb, the more compression you have, the less timing you can run on pump gas.

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Living in Northern California I don't see many station with 93 octane.. in fact, I haven't seen any. I always run 91 right now. Thoughts on what I can get away with running 91 and 10-12* timing?
 
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