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Compression ratio

Postby Kitfox93eg » Sun Mar 20, 2016 7:42 am

Before I set my compression ratio I wanted to know what some of you a running. I'm going to run the turbo and from I can gather it's to be set at 7 to 1. I'll be running avgas as I've been using that in my Kitfox since they started adding ethanol in auto fuel.

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Re: Compression ratio

Postby wlarson861 » Sun Mar 20, 2016 9:58 am

Check the manual but if you are going to run only avgas then the compression would be 8 to 1. I run auto fuel (alcohol free) so mine was set at 7 to 1 both normally aspirated and now as a turbo. The turbo has nothing to do with the compression but rather the detonation potential of the type of fuel.
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