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Re: Squish Help

#16 Post by T.RexRacing » Sat Jan 30, 2016 1:55 pm

Pre-ignition usually causes hole in the middle syndrome.
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Re: Squish Help

#17 Post by seahorse » Sun Jan 31, 2016 12:40 am

Back to squish.
Yamaha designed the rz to be safe as houses. I doubt very much that burn and thermal gas insulation factor loss as a result of your squish being to big is even understandable in theory, let alone digestable to an engine builder of these moderate to simple engines.
My rough guess is if you have the original un modified head" which is rare" ( most have been shave or emery rubbed by the PO. Your compression will be around 120 standard( with new pistons rings).
Have the head shaved, or more to the point, re-flattened, aim for .9 to a 1.0 mm squish. Your compression will come up slightly, if you get over 130 I will be surprised. If it stays at 120 don't be worried, these things will operate quite well below 100 psi.
Ive successfully shaved/re flattened my own heads with emery paper, glass, water, regular measuring, patience, practice and a little luck.
An engineer with a decent bed mill could do the job in 10 minutes, but you need to be accurate in knowing how little the amount of material to be removed.

You need some room for rod expansion + big end play + little end play,+ slop, hence I've always been told don't come below .9 mm squish, just to be safe.
I think the TZ racers run down to .6.7 squish. But they are always running new bearings, tight tolerances, and special fuel.

I must say that every time i've shaved a head it does make a noticeable difference.


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( a reason I like clear hoses for oil and fuel).
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Re: Squish Help

#18 Post by Evans Ward » Sun Dec 24, 2017 9:09 pm

What gauge solder works best with the stock RZ350 head in checking squish? I tried 3/32" but no squish noted on the solder strips. I'm doing this per Ron Black's (RB Designs) instructions prior to sending him my head for decking/ milling/ and setting for squish.
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Re: Squish Help

#19 Post by South_Oz » Sun Dec 24, 2017 11:54 pm

Ive twisted 2 smaller pieces of solder together to make a thicker bit if the stuff I had on hand wasnt thick enough.

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Re: Squish Help

#20 Post by hondaror » Mon Dec 25, 2017 3:06 am

If your head is stock, squish was never a consideration of the factory, and that's why no reading. There is clearance in excess of what is considered optimum.
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Re: Squish Help

#21 Post by Evans Ward » Mon Dec 25, 2017 10:15 am

Thanks guys' Rory- yes head is stock. I'll contact Ron Black and ask what he wants me to do here.

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Re: Squish Help

#22 Post by T.RexRacing » Mon Dec 25, 2017 6:51 pm

I've found OEM squish is typically 1.77MM/.070" with stock gasket.
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Re: Squish Help

#23 Post by Evans Ward » Tue Dec 26, 2017 4:06 pm

Heard back from Ron Black/ RB Designs- he no longer provides this service as he was only doing 1-2 per year.

Does anyone know a vendor for the milling/ setting squish for the stock RZ one piece head? As a last resort, I can contact some of the Banshee vendors.
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Re: Squish Help

#24 Post by bjacobsen » Tue Dec 26, 2017 6:11 pm

Scott Clough Racing in southern California. Don't have his website handy but a search will get you to it.

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Re: Squish Help

#25 Post by Evans Ward » Tue Dec 26, 2017 8:47 pm

bjacobsen wrote:Scott Clough Racing in southern California. Don't have his website handy but a search will get you to it.
Thanks and have heard great things about his work!
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