Engine Capacity and Compression Calculator

Calculate the deck height required or head volume needed in the combustion chambers to achieve a desired compression ratio. Play with it!

Engine Item
MM Inches Measurement
Engine Bore
Engine Stroke
Deck Height
Combustion Chamber CCs
Compression Ratio
Number of cylinders
Engine Size:

Calculate:

Enter value, then click HERE to calculate.

MM Inch Fraction

Note:

The change in horsepower due to the change in compression ratio is relative but not directly proportional. That is to say that a change from 8:1 to 9:1 will give you a larger increase than would the change from 13:1 to 14:1.
I seem to recall for every one point change around 7:1, that is the change from 7:1 to 8:1, would be slightly more than a 3% power increase. Once you get up to around 13:1, that same one point change is only good for about a 1.5% power increase.
The rule of thumb for the compression ratios run in most street engines is: for every point change in the compression ratio your power output will change by 2%. Using this rule of thumb on an engine that produces 100hp, every 1 point change in compression ratio will result in approx. a 2hp change in output.



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