Wow. What is the @.050 numbers on your cam? That is a TON of cranking compression. Unless that cam is incredibly small at .050 it must be 8 degrees advanced.
One tooth off on the timing set? Or maybe a misinterpretation of a multi keyway set.
Ive only had one engine that ever had that much cranking pressure, an oil burning, worn out 396 chevy. It had a whole bunch of flat cam lobes.
