Can a 2.5 crank go in a 2.3 engine to increase the compression ratio? I noticed on the tech pages, that the 2.5 crank gives a longer stroke, but the comp ratio on the 2.5 is only 9.1, whereas later 2.3 engines are at 9.2. So I'm guessing this is caused by the pin location on the piston? Any comp ratio experts out there to clear this up?
Anytime you increase cylinder volume, and you use the same piston configuration as the original,(flat top, dished, etc.), the compression ratio(cr) will increase.
If you reduce combustion chamber(cc) size, say with pop up pistons, replacing a dished piston with a flat top, replace the cylinder heads with cc's of reduced volume, etc., you will also raise the cr.
Same result if you increase cylinder volume by stroking.
The reason, cr is determined by the space in the cc above the piston divided into the cylinder volume with the piston at bottom dead center. Ex: Cc volume = 10cc, and the cyl volume is 100 cc. Divide 10 into 100, and you get 10 which results in a 10:1 ratio. This is the static ratio.
Cam timing also affects compression. Wide duration cams will bleed off compression at lower rpm, and the compression will return at high rpm.
Supercharging has the same effect as raising the cr. That is why high static cr's are not good when supercharging as it increases the probability of detonation.
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