360 heads on a LA 318 vs Magnum heads on a LA 318

Im not a professional engine builder by no means and im still learning as i go but one conclusion that I have reached and I may be wrong but flow trumps compression imo. I wish I had the money to prove my theory but I believe a well breathing properly tuned 8.5-9:1 engine will out run a 10.5-11:1 constipated one.
flow does trump compression in a racing applications. However, flow with compression is ideal.
Yep. I'm no expert either and haven't experimented much like 318WR does but you need some compression. The Teens weren't high compression engines and if you bolt on a set of heads with a big ol' open chamber designed for 4" bores and use a thick ol' head gasket and throw in a big ol' cam with lots of duration (that bleeds off compression) you might have to spin it to 5 g's or better to make your big port heads to flow. Whew, that was one long sentence!