[john]

I would do the compression test myself. A mechanic pretty much sees if the numbers vary or not across the cylinders. Unlesss he is a dsm mechanic, odds are he doesn't know what is good. My old integra hit ~92-92-92-93 or something. Those were good numbers. My dsm hits 150's across the board, 90's is a very dead engine on a dsm. I believe 130 is the rebuild range. A average mechanic would see 130 across the board as good as the numbers do not vary much. Just my opinion.