figuring compression help needed.

I also get 9.22Scr allowing 5cc on the piston tops/ 9.8 without.
Are you talking the A999 withe 2.74-1.54-100?

In this case the 3.55x2.74 is a starter of 9.73 so that is fine, if the rest of the combo was up for it. Lets look into it;
With a VP of just 118, this pretty stinking low; and the 2500TC is gonna keep the engine in the marshmallow zone for quite a while
That combo of yours has the potential to make about 320 hp at 5200, but the very low pressure is gonna steal about 5 or 6 % so that brings the 320 down to maybe 300 even.It also has the potential to make about 360 ftlbs at 3700,maybe more, but again the pressure is not there so I might expect 330. And while these numbers don't look that bad, the problem is the rapid fall off below the torque peak due to the low pressure. Like I said, the power down there is gonna be about like an all stock low-compression LA318 which comes in at about 138psi/ 120 VP.
>So, say your engine is capable at WOT to deliver 240ftlbs at your stall of 2500 rpm; best guess.
By the time this gets to the rear axle, and with NOT subtracting for gear-train loss, it has been multiplied to 2330 ftlbs plus whatever TM is in the TC. So at zero mph this could be as much as 4000, so the tires will spin, you don't even need full throttle. But as soon as they do, the TM will fall back to say 2600... at WOT. So if the tires are already spinning, then this is enough to sustain the spin still at WOT. But now with the tires spinning, and the speed increasing the rpm begins to rise, and you can rev it to whatever you want, and yur having fun, right. Ok so then the tires hook and you run outta gear and have to shift .That 268*cam will power peak at about 5200, and the drop-off with a 110 cam means you have at least 300/400 more rpm on the plateau, so call the shift rpm 5600, and this occurs at ~44 mph.
At the shift the rpm will drop to 3150,and guess what happens next. Your Tm is now maybe 280 ftlbs x 1.54x3.55x1.05 =1607 into the rear axles,much too low to continue spinning, and actually much too low to do much of anything..... so yur run is over.
280 ftlbs at 3150 is 168hp. I may have underestimated your specific torque number but it hardly matters because to continue accelerating briskly you would need about 2000 to 2200ftlbs back there,not 1607, and that would be 360ftlbs at the crank. Now yur combo has the potential to do that, just not in it's current configuration
But lets put that all aside cuz not everyone cares about the zero to 60 ET.
>Let's see what happens at 32 mph Kickdown..
So say you are just cruising around in second at 32=2200 at zero slip, sounds great. Hammer time; you floor it, and the trans goes into 2.74 low gear and the rpm jumps up to 4100, so that's looking good, you are about 400 rpm past the torque peak which I estimated to be 330@3700, but your torque curve is so flat lets say it's still 330; which at 4100,is actually almost 260 hp. Ok so 330x2.74x3.55x 1.05 in the TC comes to 3370ftlbs, which is plenty to have fun with.
Maybe I spoke too soon. Oh wait, we're back in first gear,lol. None the less, at 32 mph, you are having fun.
> how about hiway passing?
ok you get stuck behind grandpa doing 58 in a 65. Down goes the pedal, up comes the rpm, to 4150, you find ~260 hp, and? Yeah not very impressive, but you manage to scoot by.
Ok so we're hitting 2 outta 4 now. Take off is fine, KD at 32 is fine, second gear at WOT is sortof a bust, and passing is ho-hum.
> How about Third gear? ok yur gonna take second to 5800 @81mph. On the shift the Rs drop to 3750, and that's right on the Torque peak, great but the power might only be 235hp, so you ain't going anywhere very fast. The estimated power peak of 5200comes at 112, but you'll never get there with this combo. Expect possibly 100mph@3500pounds@4600, maybe that's too generous.
> how about fuel mileage?
Well 65=2870 at zero slip, which is doable.The power stroke is extracting for 112* by the spec, so hey the cam is not your enemy. But with a VP possibly as low as 118, and pressure possibly lower than 141psi,this engine is not very efficient
> how about starting?
Yeah that will work ok, but it will never spring to life; expect it to start sorta like an old 318. I suggest a mini starter; it's less embarrassing.

OK so let's review;
Take off is fine, KD at 32 is fine, second gear at WOT is sortof a bust, and passing is ho-hum.
Fuel economy sucks, starts ok
Forget third gear
Well that is altogether better than I expected.
Should burn the crapiest gas you can imagine
Looking back, I mighta overestimated the 300hp
But there's no way I would screw it together for myself like that.