Need to find a roller cam 360, do a "light" rebuild....maybe, hone the cylinders, new rings on stock pistons, new bearings, HV oil pump, double roller chain with a tensioner, gaskets and seals and just top it off with a very mild hyd. roller cam, 4 bbl carb/intake and headers and call it a day.
Maybe $1500 including the price of said "roller cam 360"
8.5:1 CR isnt that bad....especially for a "driver" car.
10:1 with iron heads ping easily when not tuned properly....but then you have to be able to read plugs, and jet accordingly until you either cure the ping, or have to go to a bigger carb....duh.
Pre-detonation happens when the air fuel charge heats up to combustion temp before the plug ignites the mixture...the LACK of fuel to "cool" the charge so to say.
10:1 on pump gas with iron heads is a fine line I dont care who says its not.
