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Old 01-29-2009, 12:01 AM
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depends... aluminum heads allow more compression, combustion chamber shape makes a diference... cam makes all the difference, its the DCR that determines what octane you need....

11:1 on an ls engine... yes..
11:1 on a mild cam, ironheaded SBC... not so much
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