Compression Figures

[jimnielsen]

I have so far avoided doing a compression test on the race engine that I built for my Q4, however, seeing as I had the whole thing in a million pieces and a mate over to help reassemble the new clutch into it, I decided to do a compression test too. The results were:

Cylinder #1 207 psi
Cylinder #2 212 psi
Cylinder #3 210 psi
Cylinder #4 210 psi

These results seem suitably consistent, but pretty high..

what causes high static compression figures besides rings and valves that seal? Can this be a problem?

we conducted the test with all spark plugs out (the pressure gauge in one) and the throttle wide open.

jim.