I bought a used 289 for my 1957 Packard Clipper. The seller said it had not been run for about five years but that it ran very good when removed from a Lark. I got it for $400.00, not too bad of a deal.
I decided to do a comression test before installing it. 3 of cylinders I have 150, 4 of them have 120 and the number 6 cylinder has 108. The cylinder test was done with dry cylinders and no carb, just an intake on the heads.
I plan on putting a good supercharger back on this engine. What are the chances of adequate performance based on the compression figures?
1957 Packard Clipper
1958 Golden Hawk
1963 Daytona Convertible
1963 R2 Daytona
1963 R2 GT Hawk
1963 R1 Wagonaire
1963 R4 Avanti
1964 Champ
1966 Cruiser
I decided to do a comression test before installing it. 3 of cylinders I have 150, 4 of them have 120 and the number 6 cylinder has 108. The cylinder test was done with dry cylinders and no carb, just an intake on the heads.
I plan on putting a good supercharger back on this engine. What are the chances of adequate performance based on the compression figures?
1957 Packard Clipper
1958 Golden Hawk
1963 Daytona Convertible
1963 R2 Daytona
1963 R2 GT Hawk
1963 R1 Wagonaire
1963 R4 Avanti
1964 Champ
1966 Cruiser
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