RE: 10:1 compression, shop info in Mountain View-CA

["Jeff Greenfield" <alfaguy@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I've built several engines using both the 10:1 and 10:4 compression pistons.
I've never had any significant problems with them as long as you use premium
pump gas.

The only time my spider pinged with the 10.4:1 pistons was going up a
mountain in Canada when I think I got some bad gas.

HTH,

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-alfa@domain.elided [mailto:owner-alfa@domain.elided] On Behalf Of
Vangelis Kokkevis
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 12:45 PM
To: alfa-digest@domain.elided
Subject: 10:1 compression, shop info in Mountain View-CA

I finally decided to bite the bullet and get the
bottom end of my 73 gtv rebuilt to cure the excessive
blowby and oil consumption.  I am tempted to go with
the 10:1 compression pistons but the owner of the shop
that will be doing the job warned me that it might
give me trouble with the 91 octane gas that's
available around here.  Given that the head was
resurfaced recently, he feels that the compression
ratio might be a little too high.  Is that a valid
concern?  Do the 10:1 compression pistons make a
noticeable improvement in the engine output to be
worth the risk?

Also, has anyone in the list dealt with A-1 Imports on
El Camino in Mountain View, CA.  Any comments
(off-digest please)?  They quoted me a very reasonable
(read: low) price for the bottom end rebuild.

Thanks a lot,
Vangelis
Mountain View, CA
73 gtv
83 spider
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