2.2 pistons in the slant?

If you go naturally aspirated, you might not want the turbo piston. I am using the KB239 pistons in mine. They'll end up somewhere under 10:1, but probably not by much. If you mill the head a boatload, the turbo pistons might be the ticket. That's actually why I got the non turbo pistons. I decided not to do the heavy milling. And as Ed brought up, they are only able to be used with the 198 rod. Those are getting pretty scarce used and when you find them, often times they are not cheap because people know what you need them for. That leaves the K1 Technologies 198 length rods, which are very nice and probably worth every penny, but were certainly out of my budget. I think they are a pinch under 500 bucks. Lastly, the STD bore of the 2.2 engine is about .045" over for the slant, so keep that in mind when you purchase them.

On the valves, I had my head machined for stock 1.78 and 1.50 318 valves. They are a little longer and may need the stems cut but they are very affordable. I plan to run a stock 440 spring.

On the camshaft, It's true Lunati, Comp or any other high end cam company will grind you a cam, BUT, the way I understand it, cores are running out because no one is making new ones, so when they're gone they're gone. My advice is to get your reground at Oregon Cam Grinders. Google them. They will regrind your stock core to any grind on their list for 70 bucks. The fuel pump lobe usually needs to be addressed because they are almost always worn. They can fix that, too.

I would think about milling the head heavily if I were you. You can get well over 10:1 with the KB239 and thin head gasket and minimum head milling. Lots of people have done the heavy milling. I just never have liked the idea of milling to get compression. Call it a pet peeve. All I am going to do is have my block deck height blueprinted and the head has just been cleaned up.....and honestly, I am afraid my compression will be too high, but I'll cross that bridge when I mock it up and blueprint the compression ratio.

Listen to Ed. He's a sharp kid. He's shown me a ton about these things. There are several others on here too who are good with them. I've built a LOT of engines, but this will be my first slant, so it is all a learning experience for me.