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bigboybanshee

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I'm about to be building a drag engine and was wondering what kind of compression you guys are running in your setups? What size domes are you running (cut/standard) ? I know that porting will lower your overall comression but am not sure if you should compensate that loss by running a smaller dome....I also hear that running really high compression will reduce top end performance; is that true? :shrugani:

 

Sorry for so many questions, just want to be sure I build it right :cheers:

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I happen to be in the same boat as you so I am curious as well :blink: What kind of pipes did you end up going with?

 

 

I'm about to be building a drag engine and was wondering what kind of compression you guys are running in your setups? What size domes are you running (cut/standard) ? I know that porting will lower your overall comression but am not sure if you should compensate that loss by running a smaller dome....I also hear that running really high compression will reduce top end performance; is that true?  :shrugani:

 

Sorry for so many questions, just want to be sure I build it right  :cheers:

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Small domes will kill top end performance, don't worry about compression numbers, they will only tell you if you need a rebuild. Compression ratio and squish band are key. I've done a lot of research on this lately, I used to run 15cc domes and now I know why I had no top end. You should have your builder cut the domes for your application.

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I'm about to be building a drag engine and was wondering what kind of compression you guys are running in your setups? What size domes are you running (cut/standard) ? I know that porting will lower your overall comression but am not sure if you should compensate that loss by running a smaller dome....I also hear that running really high compression will reduce top end performance; is that true?  :shrugani:

 

Sorry for so many questions, just want to be sure I build it right  :cheers:

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Mine was running around 175-180lbs with 18cc domes when you rode it.

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