oooops on Piston choice

What stall and gears.
550 hp at 80 mph, and 125 at 1700 does not a good streeter make.
400 ftlbs at 35/40mph is funtastic

If your dogginess is below ~3000rpm, look to cylinder pressure, or stall. But after 3500 it shouldn't be a dog anymore. Your solution could be as easy as a higher stall, IDK

As brian6pac said, and as I found out; hypers at 11/1 need more ring gap than specified in the catalog. I had to take my engine apart and open them up. I also run my (SBM) skirt clearance a lil looser than specified. IIRC mine are at .0035, but I run a minimum coolant temp of 205*F, and a standard transmission, so my revs are always up.
But I agree; 130psi with alloy heads , is probably not the greatest street combo, lol.