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compression numbers for stock 261? #969030 09/03/2013 7:44 PM
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 258 California J Jay_Brown Shop Shark
Jay_Brown Shop Shark J Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 258 California	Hey all what should the stock compression numbers be on a 1955 261? (cold). mine has a 848 head on it, and I did a compression test this morning, I just wanted to know how the numbers compare. best regards jay

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compression numbers for stock 261?	Jay_Brown	09/03/2013 7:44 PM
Re: compression numbers for stock 261?	Flxible	09/03/2013 8:12 PM
Re: compression numbers for stock 261?	Deve	09/03/2013 8:35 PM
Re: compression numbers for stock 261?	Hollow65	09/03/2013 8:49 PM
Re: compression numbers for stock 261?	Hollow65	09/03/2013 9:07 PM
Re: compression numbers for stock 261?	tclederman	09/03/2013 9:27 PM
Re: compression numbers for stock 261?	52Carl	09/03/2013 10:08 PM
Re: compression numbers for stock 261?	Hollow65	09/03/2013 10:21 PM
Re: compression numbers for stock 261?	Jay_Brown	09/03/2013 11:59 PM
Re: compression numbers for stock 261?	52Carl	09/08/2013 9:35 PM
Re: compression numbers for stock 261?	justmike	09/09/2013 10:43 PM

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