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Old 08-07-2014, 11:36 PM   #116 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by California98Civic View Post
At a 9.4:1 compression ratio I think you should see about 200 on your test, ideally. I've seen people not complaining about 180+ much. Adjusting valve clearance, I read, by increasing it--perhaps to max spec.--can help with compression. Did you check clearance on #1?
All I used was a compression tool from O Riley and hooked it up to the spark plug holes. How do you adjust valve clearances and all that stuff?
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