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low/high compression pistons

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huntnfish09

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lets say you have your car tuned for standard compession pistons. Can you just add dished(lowcompression) pistons with out anything else to go to a low compression set up suitable for a turbo? I plan to run N/A tuned for best quarter time with that set up and then add a turbo and dished heads. Will it be just that simple or will I need more mods to get it to work?
 

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If you add a dish piston you will need to have the rotating assembly re-balanced.

The flame travel will be different with the dish compared to the dish so it may require a different tune in NA form. You will need a completly different tune with the turbo.
 
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