With the existing aftermarket, is there a safe way to lower the compression to say, 9:1? Strictly for FI of course ;-)

 

Custom pistons...

 

Pistons, or a thicker hear gasket. The last one is kind of ghetto, but it works....

 

what makes you think its ghetto? Im just curious is all no offense meant (lord knows we've had enough drama here recently)

 

Well, I should have explained a little more. The corect way would be pistons, not just throwing a thicker head gasket on to lower the comp. Many Honda guys do this.....I would say if you wanted to lower 1 point or less a custom made gasket would be fine. Anything else and I would say get some pistons. For example I wouldnt take a car with 11:1 comp and want to lower it to a turbo car like 8:1 with just a gasket. But for a slight increase or decrease it will be ok. I had a custom copper headgasket made for my old car only $130...

 

what are the downsides to this? I know alot of single turbo supra owners that have gone the gasket route? Seems like the cheapest way.

 

here are the pistons I'm considering getting:

http://store.yahoo.com/sgpracing-sto...ra8fopise.html

and the matching rods:

http://store.yahoo.com/sgpracing-sto...rapaforod.html


just waiting on a little $$$.