Originally Posted by ca18
interesting budget build. I know the 16ve pistons are around 13.5:1 in a de with ve head, but in a ve it would be lower. Have you worked out your comp? What rods you decide to go? if you are gonna go fs4's try and get them made with 20v bottoms as the fs4 low lobes leave a little to be desired, but the high lobes dont seem that bad.
interesting budget build. I know the 16ve pistons are around 13.5:1 in a de with ve head, but in a ve it would be lower. Have you worked out your comp? What rods you decide to go? if you are gonna go fs4's try and get them made with 20v bottoms as the fs4 low lobes leave a little to be desired, but the high lobes dont seem that bad.
The 16ve pistons on a de block with a ve head will yield the exact same compression as being in a ve motor, because the compression difference is in the ve combustion chamber. For example, if you put a de head on a ve block, it would yield LESS compression than a ve motor.