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Originally posted by 'Crockett:
…I am starting to think however,that this "Groove" modification may be one of those "Piece of the puzzle" type mods whose peak potential is going to be realized in how well it compliments and even maximizes other modifications.
I know I don't post here often so I hope you don't take offense to my input. It's just that,to put it simply, I (and I'm sure you too) have seen the following many times while modifying engines:
This + that = Crap . . . . . BUT
The same:
This + that + a few other thing(s) = Improvement!
Once again . . .It's ALL about "The Combination"…
'Crockett 
Larry,
Crocket says it all, I was over simplifying to make a point, I hope it wasn’t offensive. Raising compression increases performance, plain and simple, to a point when detonation sets in. If the groove allows more compression then the two combined will allow more power to be made with out raising octane.
The groove alone provides benefits not found with increased compression. I have done this before, groove an engine with out increasing the compression and the performance improves.
The point is if you combine the groove with an increase in compression the true benefits can be realized. The two modifications work together to produce a result that cannot be realized with one or the other.
