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09-18-2007, 05:21 PM

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Compression ratios?

Anybody knows what is the typical compression ratio of an rx-8 rotary engine? How are the rotary engines tested ?

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09-18-2007, 05:41 PM

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09-19-2007, 08:34 AM

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I think its 10:1? or something... and they'd be tested the same way as another car, the guage is screwed into a spark plug hole.

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09-19-2007, 09:01 AM

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09-19-2007, 10:03 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by champi0n

I think its 10:1? or something... and they'd be tested the same way as another car, the guage is screwed into a spark plug hole.

what is the safe level of variance? I read somewhere else that a compression ratio of 7 meant that the engine is dying?

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09-19-2007, 10:06 AM

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?? I read somewhere on this forum its 9.4:1?

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09-19-2007, 11:32 AM

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This is just too easy I couldn't pass it up.

the static compression ratio be it 9.4:1 or 10:1 has absolutely no relation to the numbers you get from conducting a compression test with a gauge in the spark plug hole and rolling the motor over with the starter.