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COMPRESSION RATIO CALCULATOR
Input Type:
English
Metric
Cylinder Bore
(inches)
Cranshaft Stroke
(inches)
Piston Deck Clearance
(inches)
(Enter - if deck is proud)
# Cylinders
Head CC
Distance From Top of Top Ring Groove to Deck of Piston
(inches)
Degrees Top Land is Tapered
(if not tapered leave blank..do not enter 0)
Gasket Thickness*
(inches)
Compression Ratio Desired
(* if you know gasket volume enter a number which will give correct cc in "gasket volume" box below)
Cubic Inches
Liters
Deck Volume
Net Dome CC Needed
Gasket Volume
POPULAR RACING FORMULAS
Engine Cubic Inches = Bore (in.) X Bore (in.) X Stroke (in.) X number of Cylinders X .7854
Engine Cubic Liters = Bore (mm) X Bore (mm) X Stroke (mm) X Number of Cylinders X .7854
Find the Stroke When The Bore And Cubic Inches Is Known:
Cubic Inches or Liters ÷ Bore ÷ Bore ÷ .7854 ÷ # of Cylinders
Example: Chevy 350
350 ÷ 4.000 = 87.5 ÷ 4.000 = 21.875 ÷ .7854 = 27.852 ÷ 8 = 3.482
Find the Bore When The Stroke And Cubic Inches is Known:
Cubic Inches or Liters ÷ Stroke ÷ .7854 ÷ # of Cylinders then find Square Root of This Answer
Example: Chevy 350
350 ÷ 3.480 = 100.575 ÷ .7854 = 128.056 ÷ 8 = 16.007
Look up 16 on the Square Root Table below and the Square Root is 4.000
SQUARE ROOT TABLE:
No.
Sq. Root
No.
Sq. Root
No.
Sq. Root
No.
Sq. Root
1
1.000
10
3.162
19
4.359
28
5.292
2
1.414
11
3.317
20
4.472
29
5.385
3
1.732
12
3.464
21
4.583
30
5.477
4
2.000
13
3.606
22
4.690
31
5.568
5
2.236
14
3.742
23
4.796
32
5.657
6
2.449
15
3.873
24
4.899
33
5.745
7
2.646
16
4.000
25
5.000
34
5.831
8
2.828
17
4.123
26
5.099
35
5.916
9
3.000
18
4.243
27
5.196
36
6.000
Head Gasket Volume = Gasket Bore (in.) X Gasket Bore (in.) X 12.87 X Compressed Gasket Thickness = gasket volume in CCs. Note : gasket bore diameters are usually about .060 larger than the cylinder bore diameter.
Deck Volume = Bore Diameter X Bore Diameter X Deck Height X 12.87 = Deck Volume in CCs.
CONVERSIONS:
1 Cubic Inch = 16.38 CCs
Cubic Inches to CCs = Cubic Inches X 16.38
Cubic Inches to Liters = Cubic Inches X .01638
CCs to Cubic Inches = CCs divided by 16.38
Liters to Cubic Inches = Liters divided by .01638