leak down test

[Trip]

Since owning the R, i never really gave it that extra boost it needed as I was paranoid of breaking something :doh:. This sunday i will be doing my last race and it would be a good time to give it a go. I am currently running 14psi and was thinking of going for 17psi. :twisted:

Before upping the boost i wanted to make sure the health of the engine is OK. I did a leak down test on my car and the manual states you need to compare the results with a known healthy engine.

Anyone did a leak down test on his (healthy) engine so i can compare ?

Cylinder 1


Cylinder 2


Cylinder 3


Cylinder 4



This is how the % are on my gauge

 

[danr]

~150 is healthy iirc

 

[Trip]

~150 is healthy iirc

??????? this is not a compression test !!

 

[williams]

all of them look spot on to me, my nova engine had 3 in the red lol.

 

[Trip]

Thanks.

I would really like to compare with an identical engine/compression though.. Not a Nova

 

[danr]

ah bugger :tape2: my bad lol, carry on :-D

 

[pulsarboby]

what psi did you pressurise cylinders to?
tbh the make of car is irrelevant as a leak is a leak all the world over

they all look fine to me