318 horsepower

I agree with your ideas. I am going to try the 302 head option and see what happens. I was always told by a very wise old man, my Grandfather god rest, that it is only money so don't fall in love with it as you can't take it with you. Now on to the tech questions.

I took the straight edge and laid it on the block like you guys said to in the center of the piston at the mark. I took a feeler gauge and measured the distance between the top of the piston as high as it would go and the straight edge. I came up with a gap of .063 what does that tell me?????