the kid was lookin for a mani, so he showed him a mani

 

Suzuki Vitaras, in the 8's for compression depending on how much you mill the head and deck. Never detonate again

 

i just read you r post about 9:1 and 10:1 being a non excisteing factor when it comes to building a turbo set up, however do you think going down to the 8's is gonn be that much more noticeable? i'm just asking cause it seems a bit low.

 

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those are the pistons i went with, but i have a mini-me set up so it bumped the compression up a lil'. but as i've heard and learned, if you go w/ wiseco, you will hear some piston slap until it warms up a little bit. but they are serving their purpose allowing me to boost at a respectible 15psi on a 14b

pistons, pins, locks, and rings ran me $428 shipped

 

Yeah, 8.5:1 I think you'll probably notice a difference in spool time. Nothing huge though, stock turbo cars are almost always in the 8's. I'm big on reliability.

 

i have 8.8:1 srps in my a6. works great

 

Static compression won't make a huge effect on low revs performance.
The higher your rpms are the higher compression you can get away with generally.
I'm all for low compression because I like huge wide torque bands and modest reliability.
And no it's not all about the tuning, an 11.5:1 CR motor will never make as much power as a 8.5:1 motor when both are running the same fuel. The 11.5 will have less than optimal ignition curves.