what is the deal with my 225 /six compression?

Right before you posted wjajr, I was actually wondering about the possibility of tuning the engine and correcting for cylinder pressures and loading by valve adjustment. I got to say you do have a good idea, but honestly I would set it to what cam specifications are because even though it might not do immediate damage, it could do slow long term damage for the reasons Bill pointed out.

I'm thinking, bent pushrods and rockers with a hole punched in them by the pushrods or valves for that matter. I've seen the rocker thing happen.

On another note, I've noticed we now have a few different people stating different methods for adjusting the lash. This is a constant debate among slanters, in the thread I posted from SS.org they even debate about it there too. TO THE ORIGINAL POSTER: Pick whichever method you like better and do it. Or try both and see which you like better and/or which yeilds better results.