Better acceleration?

With standard "rebuilder" pistons (I forget now the brand, may have been "sealed power") AND a 0.030 block shave my pistons on my 74 block are STILL 0.180" in the hole, I was pissed at that. With 0.70 more off the head, my engine measured out at exactly 8.4:1. When all the service manuals of the day claim they left the factory at that level.
If I'd have known that my pistons would top out that low in the hole I'd have had the block cut 0.100. that would still have put this engine with these pistons at 0.110 down.