[300]

Just bought a 67 with a 454 engine in it . had a compresion test done on it and all read between 125 and 130. is this good. Thanks

 

[DZAUTO]

I could sure live with it.

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Tom Parsons

 

[DaleP]

Gee Tom, My old 72 402 gave me 155 to 170. Benefit of all that carbon build-up I guess. She's mowin' a qt. every 500-600 miles. But she still put's the rice outside the bowl.

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Dale P.
Team Chevelle Member# 423
65 El Camino
72 Monte Carlo
"..you did you take the washer off, right?"

 

[Wally]

It must be a late smogger motor, low compression unit. If they are all the same like TOM says, you can live with it.

It's not going to set the world on fire for performance and more than likely it has peanut port heads.

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Wally
Gold #67
67 Malibu "Small Block"
90 SS454
71 Malibu "Small Block"
93 torch red vette

 

[plain 69]

Sounds like a bone stock 454 out of a truck or something. If it sounds like it has a big cam in it that may be the reason for the low cranking compression.

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Malibu 307 (aka 406 smblk)
69 SS 396(aka 454)
Wolf in sheeps skin