High compression with aluminum heads and pump gas???????

The truth is,for a streeter, once you get the the Dcr to within about 90/95 per cent of what the fuel octane will support, further gains are almost not worth chasing. You would be looking at very minimal power increases, and even less increases in fuel economy.For someone like me, who is not interested in mph/ET, A sweet running combo, that doesnt have to be constantly tweeked,and burns 87E10, is a desireable thing.I know that I am right in that range, at 10.7Scr/8.5Dcr. And time has proven that the combo is sweet!
Having learned so much since 97, if I was to do another, non-stroker-sbm build, the only things I would do differently, is to go with custom pistons, and machine the block as little as possible, if at all, and probably a roller cam.All the headaches I've had with my 367, have been due to faulty machining.
And I think I might try some aftermarket iron heads.