<VV> What is squish?

[Bryan Blackwell]

This is a reasonable answer:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squish_(piston_engine)

In a Corvair, making the distance between the filled area of the head and the top of the piston equal to the gasket thickness (0.032") generally works well.

More info:

http://autoxer.skiblack.com/heads.html

--Bryan

> On Aug 10, 2015, at 5:34 PM, Otb Customs via VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:
> 
> What is the purpose of improving it increasing the squish area in the heads