Tom Tom, Haha! Should you ever need measurements from ducatis, let me know.
Can you inform me of the pin size of the 1198 piston, and the
compression height?
Not sure if the Ducati piston would have enough thickness in the crown to allow for a dish to be milled to reduce the compression or if they have a lower compression piston for the less HP version?
Goog idea Spanner , with 80 mm stroke you dealing with high torque and all the issues that comes with :-(
especialy cylinder head gasket issues , the ducati's one are not made for high torque per cylinder , i have burned 2 in 2 weeks !!!!
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I am using the genuine 1198 gasket but it doesnt matter , as you said , the gasket is good at 70 nm of torque , my engine is giving +/- 100 nm, thats why it blows :-(
i have had these issues with my 100 hp Ktm 693 engines , and i solve the problem using metal ring gasket , so , I know what to do ;-)
100nm and 100hp renders totally implausible VE from 693cc.