Missed on this combo?

His quench pad will not change as the head gets shaved(closed chambered head.

Exactly! wouldn't matter if my combustion chamber was 2 cc. I'd still have .035 quench. I need to stay around 11 to 1. That's the issue.

The quench absolutely changes with milling the head. Think of it this way. As you mill the head, you close the chamber a little more. Correct? As you close that chamber. You change the "roof" of the quench area. You move it in and towards the valves. This absolutely has an effect on quench, that's why you see dish pistons with quench bands. Yes. You can set the same quench HEIGHT with the appropriate gasket. But you've still changed the quench area.

Well this calculator says I need to mill. 016, but it's designed for "common Pontiac heads"?

I sort of think chamber design plays a big role. Maybe I'm wrong.

The chart just lists common pontiac stuff. The calculator still works for anything.

And yes. Chamber size plays a big role.