390 w/open chamber heads

Yes Txstang84, It is a good practice to deck a block when building a HP engine. Buy I'm not shooting for a HP engine, just a simple torque monster with no high RPM capability (6000 and below).
I can't see a big benefit to spending money on decking the block, it's not a bad idea but it may not be what I need for what I am building.
I'm going to use this car to take my little girl to school each morning then blow somebody away on the trip home!!!

Treblig