I don't have a baseline since I bought my '08 and promptly ripped it apart - but I finally got my first ride in on Saturday. Had RB do the head and full carb treatment. 40 miles with a big smile on my face. Didn't have to touch anything, she runs perfect and screams.
I didn't want to start another squish band thread, so I'll ask my questions here.
I haven't had the head off my ec200 yet but I wanted to ask about the recessed-head-into-cylinder setup on these things. Specifically, if you're having someone machine the mating surface of the head to bring the squish tolerance a bit tighter, does the size of the bore come into play?
Also, what would the optimum squish measurement be?