Better acceleration?

volaredon said
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.

Measure first and double check. Custom pistons with a taer compression height may be the answer to get a zero deck or close. With the milling already done the head needs to be cc'd to calculate the static CR. Better with a zero deck and a bit of a dish if required to keep cranking cylinder pressure compatible with pump fuel. With the small bore, I see no reason to be afraid of 10:1 CR. You probably want to be able to run 87 gasoline as I cannot foresee a big drop in fuel costs anytime soon.