LPE 219 Compression?
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LPE 219 Compression?
To anyone running a LPE 219 cam, what static/dynamic compression are you running? My motor is a 383, 0 deck, with -12cc dish pistons. heads TBD. this is a street only, pump gas car. thanks
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Build sheet says 10.5 but back in the day when I called LPE about getting a Procharger they said it was more like 10.8. Needless to say I got the Procharger and a few years later and not many miles I popped the head gasket and melted the head. Been N/A for awhile now.
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Build sheet says 10.5 but back in the day when I called LPE about getting a Procharger they said it was more like 10.8. Needless to say I got the Procharger and a few years later and not many miles I popped the head gasket and melted the head. Been N/A for awhile now.
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