octane levels

and with a clearance of .050 and a .028 gasket i should be at 10.1

Don't know where you get 10.1 from those numbers but it calculates out to 9:1. Having the pistons 0.050" in the hole with 72cc heads just does not add up to 10 to 1 compression.

This calculator takes into consideration everything that effects compression;

http://www.csgnetwork.com/compcalc.html