You need to find out how much that .125 dome displaces in cc's or the formula will be wrong.
(bore x bore x stroke x 0.7854 + deck height(negative number if piston is below the deck) + head gasket volume + combustion chamber size less dome volume) / (deck height + head gasket volume + combustion chamber size less dome volume)
Dome volume isn't usually included with piston specs on dome pistons but you can find out roughly what it is with a little work. Make a clay impression of the top of the piston. Fill the dome impression with water then measure the water volume.
If you had flat top pistons with the typical 6cc total valve reliefs, that engine would be 9.486:1
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383 stroker (carbed) with double hump cast iron heads and pump gas
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Best ET on a time slip: 11.857 altitude corrected to 11.163
Best MPH on a time slip: 117.87 altitude corrected to 126.10
Altitude corrected rear wheel HP based on power to weight ratio: 476.5
Best 60 foot: 1.662
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[This message has been edited by Stephen 87 IROC (edited March 09, 2001).]
