'Pop's Engine' another 440 on the dyno.

Yup low compression is not always a bad thing. My 360 Classic Cruisers are 8.9-9.1 to 1 and they are putting out 380HP 410TQ with some very mild ported smog heads. Cam choice is paramount, and with the cams we have today no reason to use cam tech from 40 years ago. Just by stabbing a Comp XE or a Lunati Voodoo in a old engine will make a HUGE improvement.

I was just bustin yer balls on the compression/quench