10-23-2006, 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Greg Gordon
Stu, that JE piston goes on an engine with a convetional combustion chamber. It's simply dished to lower the compression, almost certainly for some insane amount of boost.
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Yes, I understand that, but many F1 engines have been using the same type of dished pistons for a while now; probably to have room for the 5 or 6 valves plus the spark plugs.
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