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Old 6th September 2012
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if they are domed those are 1200 pistons not 883. Not good to say the least as your compression is about 13:1.
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if they are domed those are 1200 pistons not 883. Not good to say the least as your compression is about 13:1.
THAT high?! I will definitely do a compression test today to see what ridiculous number this thing is at.
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