pump gas engine vs. high compression

wirenut said
Hi All,
I'm new to racing and trying to figure a few things out this being one. i'm trying to buy a car, done or mostly done and one thing I have come up against is some cars I look at are pump gas motors, and some are high compression 11, 12, 13 to 1. What do I want and why? is the cost of racing fuel the consideration of going pump gas motor or is there more to it? I was told High Compression motors are more likley to fail? THe cars I am considering would be a BB 11-10 sec bracket. My thought is that the BB turns lower rpm so maybe reducing the incedence of breakage?
I appreciate any advice.

Problem with Pump gas engines is most guys push the compression limits of this type of build and the engine ends up being on the edge of detonation. Now remember, Pump gas is VERY inconsistent and can vary drastically even from the same source.
Most times I recommend mixing pump and race gas on pump gas only builds if it's for racing or has more compression than it really should.
Any engine is likely to fail if not build right or taken care of...I've seen many high compression engines last years with regular maintanance.
Brian