'87 5ktq MC engine Compression Numbers

[Jim Green]

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<msvphoto at pacbell.net> wrote:
> Anyway, while things were apart, plugs pulled,
> engine cold (for days) I
> thought it maybe was an opportune time to do a
> compression check (Which
> to date I never have done on this car and it is at
> 191k miles so I
> figured why not?). Anyway, results are a very
> consistent 125-130 psi
> within two strokes measured with a Snap-On rubber
> cone type gauge. I
> suspect that for a low compression turbo engine this
> is okay? I just
> wanted to get a read on how things are holding up
> since this engine is
> closing in on 200k and has had a 1.8 bar mod since
> ~140k. Thoughts? (It
> runs great and doesn't smoke at all.)

Those are good #s for that engine.

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Jim Green
'89 90tq EFI
http://www.geocities.com/jeg1976/car_home.html

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