505 stroker fresh off the dyno - Power seems low? Thoughs?

Dubob said

Along with above on cam degree. Most of the 440 blocks I’ve dealt with the deck height is more than factory spec, and usually not square front to back. I believe the 512 kit calls for .015” below deck for pistons. Also your lash may be tight. My 440 with eddy heads is .004” - .005” difference between hot and cold. The lash may not make much difference. But something to check. Just a couple of my thoughts.

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You are correct -.015 deck. When the machinist asked where to cut the deck, I called 440 source, the guy said, "ahhh just clean it up should be fine". I'm guessing there was a miscommunication and he wasn't aware exactly what I was working with. As down the road, long too late did I see the 15 thou below deck requirement. One thing I screwed up on was not measuring how far down in the hole the pistons were. Would this taller deck hight be my culprit?

And why is the timing so low?