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Old 08-04-2011, 03:31 PM
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I don't want to start a "you can't run above 9.x on pump gas" argument. But in general, if you happen to be looking in the high 8 to low 9:1 compression ratio, the 4's (with proper milling to dial them in) are good for a 400 and the 8's are good for a 455.

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