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Old 12-13-2009, 10:28 PM
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On the surface, the biggest problem with your combo is your compression ratio. Typically the 87cc heads are used for a 455 or larger engine. Here is a calculator you can use to determine the compression ratio.

http://www.wallaceracing.com/cr_test2.php

This is what I came up with:

Your displacement is 404.04 CID
The Compression Ratio is: 8.86

For an aluminum headed engine, I would want closer to 10 or 10.5-1 compression ratio. The RA IV cam would be a great choice if you had more compression. With what you have, you would have very little lower rpm power. I would choose the Crower cam if you were to run the lower compression.

I see two other options. First is to obtain a cylinder head with 72cc chambers. The second is to obtain a stroker crank. (4.21 stroke) Either of these options will get you to 10:1 compression and then the Comp Cam would be a great choice.

JMO

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