Typical Compression on 2.9

Typical Compression on 2.9

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dwhitaker

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123 months

Saturday 28th March 2015
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Hi
Can anyone tell me the typical compression figure seen. I have 200psi/14bar cold with no oil added on all 6 cylinders. This seems high to me, perhaps the engine has been enhanced? Is there anything to worry about? I would have thought that better than expected compression figures, identical on all pots, was a good thing, but may indicate high compression cylinders and a special head.




dwhitaker

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174 posts

123 months

Sunday 29th March 2015
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Thanks for the answers, my mind is at rest. The standard on the Granada with this engine according to the haynes manual was about 160 to 180 (the books in the garage so I cant exactly remember). With 2 of us here having around 200+, it seems TVR did something to the engine perhaps? Or maybe ford did on later ones.