Solutions for too much compression

3 initial? Dang! 22 total?!?!

I run 18-20 initial and totals between engines varies between 32-36 depending on the head. Your cam timing sounds out of wack.
That’s what I’m going to look at next. I degree’d it when I put it in, but maybe I screwed up. I used to think my timing mark was off, but I verified it is pretty close by observing the #1 piston.