At 9/15/2009 08:04 PM, Ian Allan wrote: >I have a friend who purchased a van with a Go Westy 2.4 engine. The >engine has suffered from detonation issues among other things. Any >ideas as to practical machining processes to REDUCE the compression >ratio? > >Ian Is it running premium gas? Octane is the anti-knock number and higher compression engines need the higher octane fuel. Has your friend contacted Go Westy about this? They built this engine and they ought be the first ones to ask.
Rob becida@comcast.net Western Washington State, USA |
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