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Old 04-12-2021, 04:46 PM   #21
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Default Re: Highest Reliable Compression Ratio

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Originally Posted by Ed in Maine View Post
I am amazed with all the interest in high compression heads. How fast do you really have to go in a Model A? My Victoria has a touring cam and it idles lousy. Ed
You only have to go as fast as you want to.

If your "touring" cam idles lousy, it was either ground by the wrong guy or installed by the wrong guy.
A quality "touring" cam will idle SMOOTH at 400 rpm.
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